What is the test for determining whether a defendant’s negligence was a contributory factor in the cause of an injury?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Theobald v Coffey-Lewis, 2021 BCSC 2491 (CanLII):

As long as a defendant's negligence forms part of the cause of an injury, a sufficient nexus will have been established and the defendant will be liable “for all injuries caused or contributed to by their negligence.”: Lensu v. Victorio, 2019 BCSC 59, at para. 205.

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