4 апр. 2024 г. · Novus actus interveniens is a new intervening act or event that breaks the chain of causation, ie it breaks the causal link between an original wrongful act ...

The general rule is that whether an act or occurrence is severe enough to constitute a novus actus interveniens depends largely on the circumstances of the case ...

The instances of novus actus interveniens, while applicable to all instances of delict, are very often seen in cases of medical malpractice where the ...

Doctrine of novus actus interveniens (NAI) sometimes plays an important role as a tool of defense in medical negligence suits.

15 апр. 2024 г. · To pay for one catastrophic injury may be regarded as a misfortune; to pay for the consequences of subsequent negligent medical treatment looks like ...

The case arose as the result of a collision which occurred on a main road near Adelaide. A car driven by one Chapman struck the rear of another vehicle, which ...

The novus actus interveniens principle is based on the theory that the chain of causation between the wrongdoing and the plaintiff's injury is broken.

22 окт. 2024 г. · Here one case of novus actus interveniens is discussed, where thirty year old person was stabbed with Koyta over abdomen by his friend but he died of dengue ...

2 мая 2023 г. · The Defendant sought to amend its Defence to include the novus actus interveniens treatment, contending that the chain of causation was broken ...

25 мая 2023 г. · A novus actus breaks the causal chain linking the tortfeasor's action (the initial wrongdoer) to their liability to the injured person.