Questions for the UK courts on Covid-19 and causation
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Legal Development 23 June 2025 23 June 2025
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UK & Europe
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Insurance
The UK civil courts have traditionally relied on three key tests to establish causation, with one standard exception. But this is being challenged by a civil claim relating to Covid-19 exposure.
Writing exclusively for The Scotsman, Partner Toni Ashby looks at the traditional tests for causation used by the UK courts, and considers whether the tests will continue to hold up in the face of claims relating to Covid-19 infections allegedly stemming from workplace exposure.
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