Under the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1887 an additional special rule was in force in a mine which provided-‘The bottomer at a mid-working. . . shall not open the gate fencing the shaft until the cage is stopped at such mid-working . . ‘ A bottomer at a mid-working, in need of the cage, signalled … Continue reading George v Glasgow Coal Co, Ltd: HL 9 Nov 1908
The court considered whether a civil remedy existed for breach of statutory duty. Lord Kinnear said: ‘If the duty be established, I do not think there is any serious question as to civil liability. There is no reasonable ground for maintaining that a proceeding by way of penalty is the only remedy allowed by the … Continue reading Butler (or Black) v Fife Coal Co, Ltd: HL 19 Dec 1911
Citations: [1908] SLR 191 Links: Bailii Statutes: Coal Mines Regulation Act 1887 Jurisdiction: Scotland Cited by: Cited – Campbell v Gordon SC 6-Jul-2016 The employee was injured at work, but in a way excluded from the employers insurance cover. He now sought to make the sole company director liable, hoping in term to take action … Continue reading Black v The Fife Coal Co, Ltd: SCS 24 Nov 1908
The Coal Mines Regulation Act 1887, section 12 (1), enacts ‘Where the amount of wages paid to any of the persons employed in a mine depends on the amount of mineral gotten by them, those persons shall be paid according to the actual weight gotten by them of the mineral contracted to be gotten, and … Continue reading Dobbie v Coltness Iron Co Ltd: HL 11 May 1920
The Coal Mines Regulation Act 1887 enacts-Section 16 (1) -‘ The owner . . of a mine shall not employ any person in the mine or permit any person to be in the mine for the purpose of employment therein unless the following conditions respecting shafts or outlets are complied with, that is to say … Continue reading Watkins v Naval Colliery Co Ltd: HL 19 Jul 1913
