The lately enacted Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Section 69 amends the HSWA 1974 to remove the right of civil of action for breach of a duty imposed by specific overall health and safety legislation, other than where such a suitable is especially provided for. For present purposes what is maybe most intriguing about Lord Drummond Young’s selection is that whilst the employer was discovered strictly liable for its breach of the applicable regulation, the widespread law case against it was not established. The typical law duty has been expressed by the court as, the affordable and prudent employer taking good believed for the safety of his workers in the light of what he knows or ought to know.” (Stokes v Guest (1968) 1WLR 1886).

Prior to the passing of the ERR Act 2013 (in addition to any claim based on a breach of their contract of employment), workers … Read the rest >>>