However, if the later illness can itself be linked to the defendant’s breach, then there will be no break in the chain. In Meah v McCreamer (No 1) [1985] 1 All ER 367 the plaintiff suffered injury in a road accident which later led to him developing a personality disorder. This disorder led to the plaintiff committing various criminal acts including rape. As [...].
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the disorder was linked to the original tort, it could not be said to break the chain of causation
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However, if the later illness can itself be linked to the defendant’s breach, then there will be no break in the chain. In Meah v McCreamer (No 1) [1985] 1 All ER 367 the plaintiff suffered injury in a road accident which later led to him developing a personality disorder. This disorder led to the plaintiff committing various criminal acts including rape. As [...].
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However, if the later illness can itself be linked to the defendant’s breach, then there will be no break in the chain. In Meah v McCreamer (No 1) [1985] 1 All ER 367 the plaintiff suffered injury in a road accident which later led to him developing a personality disorder. This disorder led to the plaintiff committing various criminal acts including rape. As [...].
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the disorder was linked to the original tort, it could not be said to break the chain of causation
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