“… against all the employers because they had materially contributed to the risk of contracting the disease. The principle was refined in Barker v Corus (UK) plc [2006] UKHL 20; [2006] 2 AC 572 where the claimant’s husband had died from mesothelioma after having been negligently exposed to asbestos by the defendant, but had also been …”
“… decided that each of two or more employers would be liable, it did not decide for what damages they would be liable. That was decided by Barker v Corus UK Ltd [2006] UKHL 20, [2006] 2 AC 572, in which the House of Lords held that the liability of each employer was several and should be calculated according to each defendant’s relat…”