Remoteness of damage
Remoteness of damage
Real World
In The Wagon Mound (No 1) (1961), oil spilled from a ship ignited and burned a nearby wharf — the Privy Council held the defendants were not liable because fire damage from floating oil was not reasonably foreseeable, only oil fouling the slipway was.
Exam Focus
Distinguish the type of damage (not the extent) needing foreseeability; examiners reward candidates who cite The Wagon Mound by name.
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