Viscount Haldane LC said: ‘the construction of the Act ought to be more liberal as regards the claims of the workman than would be the case if the Act were construed with the closeness which distinguishes the construction of words in a contract such as that of insurance.’
Judges:
Earl Loreburn, Viscount Haldane L-C
Citations:
[1914] AC 667
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Hawley v Luminar Leisure Ltd and others CA 24-Jan-2006
The claimant was assaulted and severely injured at a night club by a doorman supplied to the club by a third party company now in liquidation. He claimed the club was the ‘temporary deemed employer’ of the doorman. He also sought to claim under the . .
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Health and Safety
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.237907
