Quiz on Causation and Remoteness of Damages

What is the primary test used to establish causation in fact?

• The negligence test

• The foreseeability test

• The but-for test

• The direct consequence test

In which case did the court find that the hospital was negligent but the claim failed?

• Ang Chai Ha & Ors v Sri Jaya Transport Co

• Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital

• Government of Malaysia & Ors v Jumat bin Mahmud

• McGhee v National Goal Board

What does 'remoteness of damage' concern?

• The negligence of the plaintiff

• The extent of the injury

• The legal consequences of the defendant's act

• The factual basis of causation

Which case involved a plaintiff who developed dermatitis due to working conditions?

• Baker v Willoughby

• McGhee v National Goal Board

• Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority

• Jobling v Associated Diaries Ltd

What is a novus actus interveniens?

• A new act that breaks the chain of causation

• A type of negligence

• A legal principle for damages

• A test for foreseeability

In McKew v Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, what was the plaintiff's act that led to further injury?

• Driving recklessly

• Ignoring safety protocols

• Putting himself in a situation of emergency

• Failing to seek medical help

Which test is based on the idea that damage of a particular kind is foreseeable?

• Contributory negligence test

• Direct consequence test

• Reasonable foreseeability test

• But-for test

What principle states that an individual is not responsible for the act of a third party?

• Contributory negligence

• Novus actus interveniens

• Vicarious liability

• Common law principle

In which case did the House of Lords hold that weather damage was a novus actus interveniens?

• The Oropesa

• Knightley v Johns

• Carslogie Steamship Co. Ltd. v Royal Norwegian Government

• Hughes v Lord Advocate

What is the Egg Shell Skull Rule?

• A test for contributory negligence

• A rule about multiple causes

• A principle that a defendant is liable for the full extent of a plaintiff's injury

• A rule about liability for natural events