All items: Duty of care

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  Alexander and others v Midland Bank plc [1999] IRLR 723 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Court of Appeal backs diffuse ULD claimants

    Date:

    1 October 1999

    In Alexander and others v Midland Bank plc, the Court of Appeal upholds the decision of the trial court that five data encoders developed work-related upper-limb disorders (WRULDs) caused by repetitive work under intensive pressure, insufficient work breaks and poor arm posture.

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  Amosu and others vs the Financial Times [1998] HC (1 report relating to this case)

  • Fear is the key to display screen disorders

    Date:

    1 November 2001

    With cases of work-related upper-limb disorder continuing to reach the courts, it is worth reviewing one of the most high-profile cases to come to trial over recent years. The High Court judgment of July 1998 in Amosu and others vs the Financial Times recalls the days when there was great and heated debate over the term "RSI" and whether any such condition existed.

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  Andrews v Initial Cleaning Services Ltd and another [2000] ICR 166 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Court of Appeal reduces building occupier's liability for injuries to contracted cleaner

    Date:

    1 November 1999

    In Andrews v Initial Cleaning Services Ltd and McDougall's Catering Foods Ltd, the Court of Appeal explains why a cleaning contractor, rather than the occupier of the building being cleaned, was more to blame for an injury suffered by a cleaner.

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  Attorney General’s reference no.2 of 1999 [2000] IRLR 417 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Court of Appeal upholds manslaughter restrictions

    Date:

    1 May 2000

    The Court of Appeal has refused to move away from the principle of identification which restricts the prosecution of companies for manslaughter. Ruling that the law is clear from consistent application in previous cases, the Court of Appeal dismissed the prosecution's appeal against the trial judge's refusal to allow charges of corporate manslaughter against Great Western Trains arising from the Southall rail crash in September 1997.

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  Baker v Quantum Clothing Group and others [2009] EWCA Civ 499 CA (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Court of Appeal sets new date of knowledge on noise-induced hearing loss

    Date:

    1 September 2009

    In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal ruled that January 1978 should be the date from which employers may be statutorily liable for noise-induced hearing loss caused by exposure to noise below 90dB(A).

  • Appeal judges lower dB(A) levels for hearing damages

    Date:

    1 August 2009

    Howard Fidderman looks at a Court of Appeal judgment that shows why a literal adherence to official guidance may not always be enough.

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  Barber v Somerset County Council [2004] IRLR 475 HL (6 reports relating to this case)

  • Case round up

    Date:

    1 June 2004

    Our resident experts at Pinsents bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them

  • Barber v Somerset County Council

    Date:

    1 June 2004

    In Barber v Somerset County Council [2004] IRLR 475 HL, the House of Lords held that the Court of Appeal had erred in allowing the employers' appeal against the finding of the judge in the County Court that the employers were liable for the claimant teacher's psychiatric illness brought about by the stresses and pressures of his workload.

  • Lords uphold Barber stress appeal

    Date:

    1 May 2004

    The House of Lords has upheld an appeal by former teacher Leon Alan Barber against a Court of Appeal decision in 2002 that quashed the damages he had been awarded for stress. The Lords awarded Barber £72,547.

  • Lords remind employers of stress duties

    Date:

    1 May 2004

    The House of Lords has overturned the decision in one of the four cases that made up the landmark Court of Appeal Sutherland judgment on work-related stress.

  • Lords' ruling means employers need to look for signs of stress

    Date:

    1 May 2004

    A landmark legal ruling by the House of Lords has put the onus on employers to keep up-to-date with what causes occupational stress and the effectiveness of any precautions they may take.

  • Case round-up: liability for stress; and contract workers

    Date:

    27 April 2004

    This week's case round-up by Eversheds, covering: employers' liability for work-related stress; and employment status of contract workers.

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  Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines plc [2004] All ER (D) 43 (May) CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Employers' liability: Asbestos damages - liability and period of self-employment

    Date:

    23 July 2004

    In Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines plc, the Court of Appeal held that the former employer of a man who died of mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos dust during his employment was liable to pay his widow damages, notwithstanding that he was also exposed to the dust on three occasions when he was self-employed.

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  Barlow v Broxbourne Borough Council [2003] All ER (D) 208 (Jan) HC (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Case round-up: right to vary hours and wages and liability for stress-related illness

    Date:

    11 March 2003

    This week' s case round-up from Eversheds, covering: the right to vary hours and wages; and liability for stress-related illness.

  • Case round-up

    Date:

    1 March 2003

    Our resident experts at Pinsent Curtis Biddle bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them.

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  Barrand v British Cellophane Ltd The Times 16 February 1995 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Employer not liable for hearing damage caused by work noise

    Date:

    1 February 1997

    In Barrand v British Cellophane Ltd, an employee who suffered noise-induced hearing loss as a result of his work unsuccessfully sues his employer.

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  Bishop v Baker Refractories Ltd [2002] IRLR 263 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • On appeal: Equal pay, stress and clear covenants

    Date:

    30 April 2002

    Continuing our regular series on the implications of recent significant cases. Sue Nickson, partner and head of employment law at Hammond Suddards Edge, looks at the issues, including equal pay, stress and clear covenants.