Law-Now
22 Apr 2025 ·
United Kingdom
Risky business: Navigating materiality, insignificance and the pitfalls of absolute risk in mesothelioma claims
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BackgroundThe judgment in Johnstone v Fawcett Garage [2025] EWCA Civ 467 provides a comprehensive analysis of the principles of materiality, the meaning of "insignificant risk” and the "absolute risk" approach in the context of mesothelioma claims.The claim...
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