Continue reading "Case Report: Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd [2011] UKSC 10"
This post is only available to members.
Case Report: Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd [2011] UKSC 10
Asbestos; causation; applying Fairchild; single exposure; s3 Compensation Act 2006 ‘The rule in Fairchild applies to single exposure cases of mesothelioma just as it does in multi-exposure cases. In this way, the decision has dealt a very significant blow to the position of defendants in mesothelioma cases.’In Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] the …
Cases Referenced
Cases in bold have further reading - click to view related articles.
- Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis; The State of South Australia v Ellis; Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5 (3 March 2010)
- Barker v Corus UK plc [2006] UKHL 20
- Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] UKHL 1
- Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22
- McGhee v National Coal Board [1972] UKHL 7
- Shortell v BICAL Construction Ltd (Liverpool District Registry; unreported 16 May 2008)