The chain of causation leading to the damages was broken by a later negligent act.
Citations:
[1974] 1 WLR 1176
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Rahman v Arearose Limited and Another, University College London, NHS Trust CA 15-Jun-2000
The claimant had suffered a vicious physical assault from which the claimant’s employers should have protected him, and an incompetently performed surgical operation. Three psychiatrists agreed that the aetiology of the claimant’s very severe . .
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Damages
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.190110
