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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”. 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}}. | {{pe}}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. | ||
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If it pleases your honour, [[I]] humbly submit it is not. | If it pleases your honour, [[I]] humbly submit it is not. | ||
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{{egg}} | {{egg}} | ||