Where asbestos-related disease is divisible, contribution between tortfeasors under s 5 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 must be confined to 'the same damage' — the portion of damage for which both tortfeasors are liable — not the whole of the damages payable. The Court of Appeal under s 32 of the DDT Act cannot make a fresh apportionment on finding error in point of law; the matter must be remitted to the Tribunal. Apportionments in prior cases have no authority as precedents.
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