... so he used a match to enable him to see which caught fire on a decorative palm and the flames spread. Was the waiter to blame for ordering the light to be turned? Or was it the prankster who lit the match? Another candidate for blame was the owner who had installed the inflammable decorations. Was he the cause of all the deaths? The questions this case raises are how far can someone be liable for the criminal act at the beginning of the causal chain and to what extent do new intervening acts alter liability? These are questions I will now attempt to address. The requirement of causal responsibility is drawn from the principle of individual autonomy. This is a theory based on the idea that individuals are capable of choosing their acts and omissions and thus should be responsible for the consequences. As such causal responsibility is attached ...

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