Amaca Pty Ltd (Under NSW Administered Winding Up) v Booth
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Judge | French CJ,Gummow,Heydon,Crennan JJ,Heydon J. |
| Judgment Date | 14 December 2011 |
| Neutral Citation | [2011] HCA 53,2011-1214 HCA A |
| Court | High Court |
| Docket Number | S219/2011 |
| Date | 14 December 2011 |
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25 cases
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Amaca Pty Ltd v Latz, Latz v Amaca Pty Ltd
...Legal Response: Final Report, Report No 131, (2017) at 231 [7.1]. 120 See, eg, Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth (2011) 246 CLR 36 at 69–70 [93]; [2011] HCA 53; Alcan Gove Pty Ltd v Zabic (2015) 257 CLR 1 at 6 [5]–[6]; [2015] HCA 121 [1980] AC 136 at 150. 122 s 38 of the Superannuation Act. 123 s 38(1)......
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Strong v Woolworths Ltd
...per Kirby J; 245 ALR 653 at 677. 38March v E & M H Stramare Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 506 at 514 per Mason CJ. 39 (2011) 86 ALJR 172; 283 ALR 461; [2011] HCA 40 Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth (2011) 86 ALJR 1721 at 187C [70]; 283 ALR 461 at 480; March v E & M H Stramare Pty Limited (1991) 171 CLR 5......
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Minister for the Environment v Sharma
...v Commissioner for Railways (1935) 35 SR (NSW) 498 Alec Finlayson Pty Ltd v Armidale City Council (1994) 51 FCR 378 Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth [2011] HCA 53; 246 CLR 36 Amaca Pty Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 55; 240 CLR 111 Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1978] AC 728 Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Ave......
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7 firm's commentaries
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Australia’s High Court Allows Mesothelioma Recovery Despite the Absence of Supporting Epidemiology
...linings Curwoods Case Note 24 December 2011 Article by Andrew Spearritt and David Chong inAmaca Pty Ltd v Booth; Amaba Pty Ltd v Booth [2011] HCA 53 High Court of Australia1 In Brief The High Court found that there was sufficient evidence to justify a finding by the Dust Diseases Tribunal o......
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High Court adopts cumulative effect theory and rejects single fibre theory for mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos brake linings
...date: 14 December 2011 Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth; Amaba Pty Ltd v Booth [2011] HCA 53 High Court of In Brief The High Court found that there was sufficient evidence to justify a finding by the Dust Diseases Tribunal of NSW that a motor mechanic's exposure to asbestos brake linings caused Mr Boo......
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Each period of exposure to asbestos held to have made a contribution towards the contraction of lung cancer
...whether a special leave application to the High Court will be filed. Footnotes 1 Allsop P, Basten JA and Meagher JA 2 [1991] HCA 12 3 [2011] HCA 53 4 [2012] HCA 12 5 [1991] HCA 12 6 [1956] AC 613 7 at p140 8 Fairchild, Barker v Corus UK Ltd [2006] UKHL 20 Ranked No 1 - Australia's fastest g......
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BLG Monthly Update - February 2012
...tort. High Court of Australia accepts 'cumulative effect' theory of causation Australia's highest court has, in Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth, [2011] HCA 53, accepted that parties may be liable where they are likely to have been one of a number of the cumulative causes of [Link available here]. Joh......
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2 books & journal articles
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Le juge canadien, anglais et australien devant l'incertitude causale en matiere de responsabilite medicale.
...que, selon la preuve dans l'affaire australienne Amaca Pty Ltd u Booth, la theorie dite de la > n'est scientifiquement plus valide ([2011] HCA 53 aux para 79-80, 246 CLR (26) Ce type de situation est qualifie de over-determination en common law. Voir par ex Sandy Steel et David Ibbetson, > ......
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Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK Ltd), Knowsley MBC v Willmore: A fair or logical decision?
...30 Ibid 31 K. Amirthalingam, ‘Causation, Risk and Damage’ (2010) 126 (Apr) LQR 162, 165 32 Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth; Amaba Pty Ltd v Booth [2011] HCA 53 (14 December 2011) 33Sienkiewicz, n. 1, Lord Phillips at 19 34 Bailey v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWCA Civ 883 64 Vol.3 In the case of Sienk......