Asbestos ruling
Asbestos ruling
- 2001
- Lord Chancellor's Department Press Release (430) 10 December 2001, (1) .
In "Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd," CA ruled that in six test cases where asbestos victims had been negligently exposed to asbestos dust by more than one employer, any could have caused the illness and so none were liable to pay compensation. Full text of judgment available at://www.courtservice.gov.uk/judgments/judg_home.htm
FAIRCHILD V GLENHAVEN FUNERAL SERVICES LTD AND OTHERS
FOX
PNEUMOCONIOSIS (WORKERS' COMPENSATION) ACT 1979
MANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES-ASBESTOS
ASBESTIOSIS
MESOTHELIOMA
FACTORIES ACT 1961 S63(1)
OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT 1957
In "Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd," CA ruled that in six test cases where asbestos victims had been negligently exposed to asbestos dust by more than one employer, any could have caused the illness and so none were liable to pay compensation. Full text of judgment available at://www.courtservice.gov.uk/judgments/judg_home.htm
FAIRCHILD V GLENHAVEN FUNERAL SERVICES LTD AND OTHERS
FOX
PNEUMOCONIOSIS (WORKERS' COMPENSATION) ACT 1979
MANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES-ASBESTOS
ASBESTIOSIS
MESOTHELIOMA
FACTORIES ACT 1961 S63(1)
OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT 1957