A claim for industrial injuries benefit must be related to an identifiable accident. Where the injury, being psychological, arose from exposure to a multiple of serious accidents, and no particular one or identified series, could properly be said to be the cause of the injury, the benefit was not payable. The distinction is between an accident and a process.
Citations:
Gazette 31-May-2000, Times 16-May-2000, [2000] 2 All ER 961, [2000] UKHL 26, [2000] 1 WLR 1035
Links:
House of Lords, House of Lords, Bailii
Statutes:
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 94(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health and Safety, Scotland, Benefits
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.159060
