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Tag: Employment Law for Employers, Health and Safety, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence

Stables Worker Injured By Spooked Horse Wins Substantial Damages

Stables Worker Injured By Spooked Horse Wins Substantial Damages

If you are injured at work due to your employer’s failure to keep you reasonably safe, you should seek legal advice straight away. A livery stables worker who did just that after she was injured by a spooked horse won more than £90,000 in damages.

Alcohol at Workplace Festivities – The Law is Not a Party Pooper!

Alcohol at Workplace Festivities – The Law is Not a Party Pooper!

Workplace social events are a time-honoured means of rewarding staff and boosting morale, but the presence of alcohol means that they are not without risk. The High Court’s ruling in the case of a woman who was seriously injured on the dancefloor showed, however, that

Accidents at Work – Employers Are Not Expected to Be Omniscient

Accidents at Work – Employers Are Not Expected to Be Omniscient

Employers are under a duty to keep their staff reasonably safe, but the law does not expect them to have perfect foresight of every eventuality. A judge made that point in dismissing a compensation claim by a former fireman who claimed that exposure to a