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Newman v Whitbread Plc: CA 26 Feb 2001

The claimant sought damages after falling down stairs at work. She said that the stairway did not comply with the British Standards in breach of the Regulations. The employer responded that the non-compliance was merely techical, and could not have affected the accident. The employer appealed saying that the judge had taken a point unargued … Continue reading Newman v Whitbread Plc: CA 26 Feb 2001

Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority v Bassie: CA 1 Nov 2005

The defendant appealed the award of andpound;100,0000 damages for injury to the plaintiff’s knee in the course of his employment as a fireman. He had been training in the gym, and fell while running. The judge found that he had slipped on a surface of dust on the floor in breach of the Regulations. Held: … Continue reading Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority v Bassie: CA 1 Nov 2005

Cox v Ministry of Justice: CA 19 Feb 2014

Appeal against rejection of claim for personal injury. While working as the catering manager at HM Prison Swansea, the Claimant was injured in an accident caused by the negligence of a prisoner carrying out paid work under her supervision. The prisoner had dropped a large bag of rice on her whilst she was kneeling. The … Continue reading Cox v Ministry of Justice: CA 19 Feb 2014

Munro v Aberdeen City Council: SCS 17 Sep 2009

Safety Duty on Employer was not Absolute The pursuer was injured slipping on ice in her defender employer’s car park. Liability depended on the interpretation of regulation 5, the claimant saying that it imposed an absolute requirement to maintain the workplace in efficient working order and good repair. The defender said it was governed by … Continue reading Munro v Aberdeen City Council: SCS 17 Sep 2009

Lewis v Avidan Ltd (T/A High Meadow Nursing Home): CA 13 Apr 2005

A nurse claimed damages after slipping on a patch of water in the nursing home where she worked. The defendant argued that the pipe which had broken was not equipment so as to make it liable. Held: The nurse’s appeal failed. The mere fact of an entirely unexpected and unpredictable flood does not mean that … Continue reading Lewis v Avidan Ltd (T/A High Meadow Nursing Home): CA 13 Apr 2005