Asbestos and the critical question of causation

In this article from Croner, Barrister Robert Spicer reviews recent case law to examine how courts assess medical evidence and measure material risk when determining employer liability for asbestos exposure.  

Asbestos work  

The dangers associated with asbestos work are well known and have resulted in a number of asbestos-related regulations and a mass of case law. The general rule is that employers have a duty to protect their employees and, so far as is reasonably practicable, anyone else who may be exposed to asbestos, whether or not they are at work. A significant issue related to asbestos litigation is that of causation.