| Claimant | Mrs Claudia Ruth Goodwin (now Slevin) |
|---|---|
| Job title | Administrative Officer (Renewal Invite Specialist) |
| Task description | Inviting insurance renewals, making in the region of 10,000 keystrokes per day |
| Injury | Flexor Tenosynovitis of the index fingers and/or thumbs |
| Defendant(s) | Bennetts UK Ltd |
| Court(s) | Southampton County |
| Case No. | 5PO04194 |
| Date | 4 Jan 2008 |
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge J W Dixon |
| For Claimant | |
| All Claimants | Mrs Claudia Ruth Goodwin (now Slevin) |
| Solicitor | Larcomes LLP (PO2 9DN) |
| Counsel | Mr Martin Porter QC |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Stirling Hinckley (Ergonomics) |
| Medical expert(s) | Dr Richard G Hull (Rheumatology) |
| For Defendant | |
| Solicitor | Halliwells LLP (M2 2JF) NB: Case transferred to BLM Jan 2008 Berrymans Lace Mawer (EC2M 5QN) |
| Counsel | Ms Claire Toogood |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Brian G Pearce (Ergonomics) |
| Medical expert(s) | Mr David Warwick (Hand Surgery) |
| Outcome | |
| Judgment for: | Defendant |
| Injury found: | No |
| Work related: | No |
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Yes |
| Defendant negligent: | No |
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| Observations | |
| Claimant granted permission to appeal 5/4/2008. Breaches of Regs 2, 6 & 7 of the DSE Regs. No breach of Reg 4 of DSE Regs. | |
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