The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[2003] 1 AC 32
House of Lords
Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd and others
Fox
v
Spousal (Midlands) Ltd
Matthews v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1978) Ltd and another
[2002] UKHL 22
2002 May 7,
8,
9;
16;
June 20
June 20
Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hutton and Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Negligence
— Causation
— Asbestos exposure
— Claimants developing mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos dust in more than one employment
— Inhalation of single or many asbestos fibres equally probable trigger of disease
— Claimants unable to establish which employment causing mesothelioma
— Whether any employer liable