Fairchild and the Single Agent Criterion: Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd & Ors

Sarah Green

Fairchild and the Single Agent Criterion: Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd & Ors

Sarah Green

University of Bristol Law School

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Abstract

Comments on the Court of Appeal decision in Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd on whether the "Fairchild exception", under which multiple employers may be found jointly and severally liable for a worker's exposure to asbestos over his or her career, could be applied in cases of lung cancer or was limited to mesothelioma claims as this disease, unlike cancer, is attributable to a single causal agent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-31
Number of pages	7
Journal	Law Quarterly Review
Volume	133
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2017

Keywords

Apportionment
Asbestos
Cancer
Causation
Employers' liability
Joint and several liability
Material contribution

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