Groves v Lord Wimborne: CA 1898
The court heard a case dealing with a claim for breach of a duty to fence dangerous machinery under the Act. Held: Legislation protecting safety in the workplace gives rise to an action by a person for whom the protection was intended for breach of statutory duty.Vaughan Williams LJ said: ‘it cannot be doubted that, … Continue reading Groves v Lord Wimborne: CA 1898