Reviewed case brief
Barnett v. Chelsea and Kensington Hospital Management Committee
[1969] 1 QB 428
[1969] 1 QB 428 · Queen's Bench Division (England)
- Court
- Queen's Bench Division (England)
- Year
- 1969
- Subjects
- Law of Torts
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
The but-for test requires proof that the harm would not have occurred but for the defendant's breach; where the harm was inevitable regardless, factual causation is not established.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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Editorial source
[1969] 1 QB 428
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