The employer had erected scaffolding in a way which infringed the Regulations.
Held: He was not to be held liable to his employee who had noticed the defect and set about remedying it negligently and was injured as a result. The breach of the Regulations was not the cause of the accident.
Citations:
[1954] 1 WLR 346
Statutes:
Building (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1948
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Hampstead Heath Winter Swimming Club and Another v Corporation of London and Another Admn 26-Apr-2005
Swimmers sought to be able to swim unsupervised in an open pond. The authority which owned the pond on Hampstead Heath wished to refuse permission fearing liability for any injury.
Held: It has always been a principle of the interpretation of . .
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Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.231182