Causation in negligence /
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| Author / Creator: | Green, Sarah (Sarah Catherine) |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Hart Publishing ©2015. |
| Description: | xiv, 185 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10122588 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface vii
- Table of Cases xi
- Table of Legislation and Official Publications xv
- 1. Introduction
- Structure of the Book
- 2. The Necessary Breach Analysis and But For Causation
- Why But For Causation?
- The Balance of Probabilities
- Aggregation
- Specific Concept of Cause
- Counterfactual to Factual
- Current Perspectives on But For Causation
- 3. Basic Principles
- Basic Causal Principles
- 'Operative': the Second Stage of the NBA
- The Significance of a Risk Which Has Actually Eventuated
- 4. Duplicative Causation (Real and Potential): Overdetermination and Pre-emption
- Factual Basis
- Overdetermined (Real Duplicative Causation)
- What Constitutes an Over determined Event?
- Double Omissions
- Combination of Tortious and Non-Tortious Factors
- Pre-emption
- Moral Luck
- 5. Material Contribution to Injury
- Factual Basis
- Medical Negligence
- The 'Doubling of the Risk' Test
- 6. Material Increase in Risk
- Factual Basis
- The Necessary Breach Analysis and Evidentiary Gaps
- Single Agent
- 7. Lost Chances
- Factual Basis
- Type 1 Cases Explained
- Type 2 Cases Explained
- How Far Does Hypothetical Third Party Action Take Us?
- 8. Concluding Thoughts
- Index
