Trotman - v - London Borough of Tower Hamlets
| Claimant | Deborah Trotman | ||||||||||||||
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| Job title | IT Assessments Officer (SOC 2000: 4113) | ||||||||||||||
| Task description | Keyboard and mouse use for data input and preparing reports | ||||||||||||||
| Injury | Extensor Tenosynovitis in right wrist and Cervical Nerve Root Irritation | ||||||||||||||
| Defendant(s) | London Borough of Tower Hamlets (SIC 2007: O84.11) | ||||||||||||||
| Court(s) | Central London County | ||||||||||||||
| Case No. | BT106395 | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 24 Sep 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge Dean QC | ||||||||||||||
| For Claimant | |||||||||||||||
| All Claimants | Deborah Trotman | ||||||||||||||
| Solicitor | Osmond Gaunt & Rose | ||||||||||||||
| Counsel | Mr N Ley | ||||||||||||||
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| Medical expert(s) | Dr Jeff Alan Reardon (Rheumatology) | ||||||||||||||
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| Solicitor | Weightman Vizards (High Holborn) | ||||||||||||||
| Counsel | Mr Jalil Asif | ||||||||||||||
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| Medical expert(s) | Mr James Campbell Semple (Hand Surgery) | ||||||||||||||
| Outcome | |||||||||||||||
| Judgment for: | Claimant | ||||||||||||||
| Injury found: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Work related: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Conceded | ||||||||||||||
| Defendant negligent: | Not pursued | ||||||||||||||
| Damages | |||||||||||||||
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| TOTAL: | £ 2,750.00 | ||||||||||||||
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |||||||||||||||
| There are explicit references in this County Court Judgment to: regulations 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7 of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992; regulations 8 and 9 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992; and to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. There are also references to the guidance on the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations. The Defendant admitted breaches of regulations 2, 3, 6 & 7 of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. HH Judge Dean found the Defendant had breached regulation 4 of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations, but it is not entirely clear from the Judgment how, if at all, some of the other breaches of statutory duty contributed to the Claimant's injury. V1.01 | |||||||||||||||
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