Causation + intervening acts

Question 1

White ?

Answer 1

factual causation

but for test

Question 2

Kimsey?

Answer 2

legal causation

‘more than a slight or trifling link, but doesn’t have to be main cause’

Question 3

Roberts?

Answer 3

V own actions/escape attempts

as long as V’s actions are reasonable and foreseeable chain will not be broken

Question 4

Cheshire?

Answer 4

bad medical treatment will
not break chain on grounds of public policy if the original injuries inflicted by D are still an operating and substantial cause of the result

Question 5

Blaue?

Answer 5

thin skull rule

D must take their V as they find them

Question 6

Pagett?

Answer 6

acts of a third party

as long as D made a contribution to result chain is not broken, D’s actions do not have to be the sole cause

Question 7

holland?

Answer 7

V refusing medical treatment
V under no legal obligation to seek medical help

Question 8

Malcherick & Steele?

Answer 8

doctor switching off life support will not break chain