Hayward v Westleigh Colliery Co Ltd: HL 8 Feb 1915

Consideration of the onus of proof that the employer has not been prejudiced in his defence by the omission to give the notice required by the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1906 of a claim under the Act. Reversal of the decision of the Court of Appeal, who had, on this ground, set aside the arbiter’s award.

Judges:

Earl Loreburn, Lords Atkinson, Parker, Sumner, and Parmoor

Citations:

[1915] UKHL 513, 53 SLR 513

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Personal Injury

Updated: 26 April 2022; Ref: scu.620673