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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The most commonly employed technique for determining causation-in-fact is the "but for" test, sometimes called the sine qua non test. It works like this: if the accident would not have occurred but for the defendant's negligence, then his conduct is a cause of the injury. Put another way, if the accident would have occurred just the same, whether or not the defendant acted, then his conduct is not a cause of the loss. Thus the act of the defendant must have made a difference. If his conduct had nothing to do with the loss, he escapes liability.  3, record 1, English, - but%20for%20test

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

critère du sine qua non : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans le deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20du%20sine%20qua%20non

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish