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Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22 is a leading case on causation in English tort law. It concerned malignant mesothelioma, a deadly disease caused by breathing asbestos fibres. The House of Lords approved the test of "materially increasing risk" of harm, as a deviation in some circumstances from the ordinary "balance of probabilities" test under the "but for" standard.

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  • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd (en)
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  • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22 is a leading case on causation in English tort law. It concerned malignant mesothelioma, a deadly disease caused by breathing asbestos fibres. The House of Lords approved the test of "materially increasing risk" of harm, as a deviation in some circumstances from the ordinary "balance of probabilities" test under the "but for" standard. (en)
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  • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd (en)
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  • [2002] UKHL 22, [2003] 1 AC 32, [2002] 3 WLR 89, [2002] 3 All ER 305, [2002] ICR 798, [2002] IRLR 533 (en)
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  • House of Lords (en)
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  • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd ; Pendleton v Stone & Webster Engineering Ltd; Dyson v Leeds City Council ; Matthews v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd; Fox v Spousal Ltd; Babcock International Ltd v National Grid Co Plc; Matthews v British Uralite Plc (en)
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  • Lord Bingham of Cornhill; Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead; Lord Hoffmann; Lord Hutton; Lord Rodger of Earlsferry (en)
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  • Causation, employer liability, material increase in risk (en)
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  • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22 is a leading case on causation in English tort law. It concerned malignant mesothelioma, a deadly disease caused by breathing asbestos fibres. The House of Lords approved the test of "materially increasing risk" of harm, as a deviation in some circumstances from the ordinary "balance of probabilities" test under the "but for" standard. (en)
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