“… recognised extension of the "but for" test of causation. From Wardlaw v Bonnington Castings [1956] 1 AC 613 through Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22 to Simmons v British Steel [2004] UKHL 20, the House of Lords confirmed that:…”
“…ticular point: see the principle stated by Lord Mansfield in Blatch v Archer (1775) 1 Cowp 63, 65, cited with approval by Lord Bingham in Fairchild v Glenhaven [2002] UKHL 22, [2003] 1 AC 32, §13.”…”
“…f probabilities which of two or more employers was responsible for the exposure which caused the claimant’s disease: Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22, [2003] 1 AC 32. This decision together with the subsequent intervention of Parliament in the Compensation Act 2006 gave rise to what has become known as “the …”