From: David Cheifetz <dcheifetz@gmail.com>
To: Robert Stevens <robert.stevens@law.ox.ac.uk>
CC: obligations@uwo.ca
Date: 29/06/2017 14:35:00 UTC
Subject: Re: New Flamenco
Dear Rob,

On reconsideration, you are correct. I am wrong. The Summers v Tice /  Cook v Lewis but-for doctrine adds persons as candidates to whom responsibility may be attached for known causes. It does not create causes.

David

On 28 June 2017 at 16:57, David Cheifetz <dcheifetz@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear ​Rob,

"Legal" causation only ever reduces the relevant range of "causes", it doesn't increase it. Indeed, how could it?​"

Cook v Lewis,
Summers v Tice 

are your answer to how could it.


Best,

David





On 28 June 2017 at 12:10, Robert Stevens <robert.stevens@law.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
"Legal" causation only ever reduces the relevant range of "causes", it doesn't increase it. Indeed, how could it?




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