You should always look at causation when deciding whether there has been negligence. Once you have established a duty of care (either from an accepted category or by applying the tripartite test), and that this duty was breached, you must show that the loss suffered was a direct result of the defendants actions.
You should always look at causation when deciding whether there has been negligence. Once you have established a duty of care (either from an accepted category or by applying the tripartite test), and that this duty was breached, you must show that the loss suffered was a direct result of the defendants actions.