Council not liable for unsafe work
Language: English Series: Times ; 30/10/87 p24Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: In Ferguson v Welsh and Others HL 29 October 1987 it was held that a workman injured because those employing him adopted an unsafe system for demolishing a building, had no case, either under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 or otherwise, against the owner of the building, the council.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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In Ferguson v Welsh and Others HL 29 October 1987 it was held that a workman injured because those employing him adopted an unsafe system for demolishing a building, had no case, either under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 or otherwise, against the owner of the building, the council.