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	An elegant {{tag\|Latin}} phrase meaning the effective cause of a given event: literally, the “cause without which there would be nothing”.		An elegant {{tag\|Latin}} phrase meaning the effective cause of a given event: literally, the “cause without which there would be nothing”. It is a question you might turn your mind to when considering [[causation]] and [[remoteness of damage]] following {{tag\|negligence}} or {{tag\|breach of contract}}.

	Where there are several contributing factors to some kind of perfidy, [[Mediocre lawyer\|lawyers]] will often be obliged to identify which ones are suitable subjects for legal warfare. The ''causa sine qua non'' is just such a subject.		Where there are several contributing factors to some kind of perfidy, [[Mediocre lawyer\|lawyers]] will often be obliged to identify which ones are suitable subjects for legal warfare. The ''causa sine qua non'' is just such a subject.