Causation and Remoteness Quiz

What is the first basic element of a negligence claim?

• Damage

• Duty of care

• Causation

• Breach of duty

What test is used to determine factual causation?

• The 'what if' test

• The 'unless' test

• The 'if only' test

• The 'but for' test

In Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital, what ultimately caused Mr. Barnett's death?

• Arsenic poisoning

• Infection from the hospital

• Negligence of the doctor

• Failure to examine

What was the main issue in the case of Bolitho v City of Hackney Health Authority?

• Failure to provide treatment

• Failure to diagnose correctly

• Failure to attend to the child

• Failure to inform of risks

What did the House of Lords decide in Chester v Afshar regarding the surgeon's duty?

• The surgeon had a duty to warn of risks

• The surgeon's actions were justified

• The surgeon was not liable

• The surgeon's negligence was irrelevant

In McGhee v National Coal Board, what did the claimant need to prove?

• That the injury was foreseeable

• That the defendant's negligence materially increased the risk

• That the injury was a direct consequence

• That the defendant's negligence caused the injury

What was the legal principle established in Wilsher v Essex Health Authority?

• Causation must be proven on a balance of probabilities

• Causation can be proved with one cause

• Causation is irrelevant in negligence cases

• Causation can be ignored if multiple causes exist

What does the term 'loss of chance' refer to in medical negligence cases?

• The chance of recovery being reduced

• The chance of a full recovery

• The chance of a misdiagnosis

• The chance of a successful surgery

In Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services, what was the main issue regarding liability?

• Proving the claimant's injury

• Establishing the cause of the disease

• Determining the amount of damages

• Identifying the specific employer responsible

What was the outcome of Baker v Willoughby regarding consecutive causes?

• The defendant was not liable

• The defendant was liable for all losses

• The claimant could not prove causation

• The damages were reduced