March v Stramare (E and Mh) Pty Ltd

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Judgment Date1991
Neutral Citation1991-0424 HCA B,[1991] HCA 12
Date1991
Year1991
CourtHigh Court
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  • Each period of exposure to asbestos held to have made a contribution towards the contraction of lung cancer
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 15 April 2012
    ...it is not clear 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 - Austr......
  • WA CTP Motor vehicle crash claim – Liability apportioned 70% – 30%, in favour of defendant
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 1 June 2017
    ...the decisions of Thurgar v Gollschewski [2002] QCA 430, Twiehaus v Morrison & Anor (1947) NZLR, March v Stramare (E & MH) Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12; (1991) 171 CLR 506 and stated at 34 - "In the event that both parties are found to have causally contributed to the incident in question, ......
  • Cause & Causality
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 11 January 2004
    ...Court. Footnotes 1 Apologies to Jane Austen 2 See, for example, Tame v State of New South Wales (2002) 76 ALJR 1348 3 March v Stramare (1991) 171 CLR 506 4 Review of the Law of Negligence Final Report, September 2002, Commonwealth of Australia. The content of this article is intended to pro......
  • Proportionate liability: Vella decision overturned by Australian High Court
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 12 April 2013
    ...concurrent wrongdoer also cause the loss? The majority cited with approval the decision of March v Stramare (E & MH) Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 at 512, stating "Courts today usually recognise that there may be wrongdoers whose acts or omissions occur successively rather than simultaneou......
9 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Special Lectures 2008. Personal Injury Law
    • 2 September 2009
    ...(3d) 66, 52 C.C.L.T. (3d) 161, 2007 BCSC 1433 ............................. 211 March v. Stramare (E. & M.H) Pty (1991), 191 C.L.R. 506, [1991] HCA 12 ........................................................................................................ 202, 223 Marcoccia v. Gill, [2007] ......
  • CONTRACT DAMAGES AND THE PROMISEE'S ROLE IN ITS OWN LOSS.
    • Australia
    • Melbourne University Law Review Vol. 42 No. 2, April 2019
    • 1 January 2019
    ...Surveyors Pty Ltd v Stratford Glen-Avon Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 94, [69]-[70] (Basten JA). (62) March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506, 517-19 (Mason CJ) ('March'); Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare (1992) 176 CLR 408, 413 (Mason CJ, Deane and Toohey JJ), 419 (Gaudron J),......
  • Causation in Securities and Financial Product Disclosure Cases: An Analysis and Critique
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 47-3, September 2019
    • 1 September 2019
    ...[126]–[131] (Kirby andCallinan JJ); Henville v Walker (2001) 206 CLR 459, 489–90 [96] (McHugh J).92. March v E & M H Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506, 514 (Mason CJ); Duyvelshaff v Cathcart andRitchie Ltd (1973) 47 ALJR 410, 417 (Gibbs J); 1 ALR 125, 138; Tubemakers of Australia Ltd vFer......
  • Factual Causation
    • United Kingdom
    • Sage Federal Law Review No. 38-3, September 2010
    • 1 September 2010
    ...have sustained at his hands but for his failure adequately to advise her': Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232, 257 [69] (Gummow J). 37 (1991) 171 CLR 506. 38 An illustration of multiple but-for factors that are o missions was given in Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare (1993) 176 CLR 40......
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