Finn -v-T H Motson & Co Ltd
| Claimant | Mr Andrew Finn | ||||||
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| Job title | Wholesale butcher (SOC 2000: 5431) | ||||||
| Task description | Boning | ||||||
| Injury | Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | ||||||
| Defendant(s) | T H Motson & Co Ltd (SIC 2007: G46.32) | ||||||
| Court(s) | Sheffield County | ||||||
| Case No. | 7SE04923 | ||||||
| Date | 18 Mar 2010 | ||||||
| Judge(s) | Mr Recorder J Barnett | ||||||
| For Claimant | |||||||
| All Claimants | Mr Andrew Finn | ||||||
| Solicitor | Irwin Mitchell (S1 2EL) | ||||||
| Counsel | Mr Elliott Woolf | ||||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Steve Mason (Ergonomics) | ||||||
| Medical expert(s) | Dr E C Huskisson (Rheumatology) | ||||||
| For Defendant | |||||||
| Solicitor | Berrymans Lace Mawer (EC2M 5QN) | ||||||
| Counsel | Ms Deborah Davies | ||||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Ian A R Galer (Ergonomics) (initially Single Joint Expert) | ||||||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Nicholas David Downing (Orthopaedic & Hand Surgery) | ||||||
| Outcome | |||||||
| Judgment for: | Claimant | ||||||
| Injury found: | Yes, but only aggravation | ||||||
| Work related: | Yes | ||||||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Yes | ||||||
| Defendant negligent: | Yes | ||||||
| Damages | |||||||
| General: | £ 2,750.00 | ||||||
| Special: | |||||||
| Other: | £ 160.00 | ||||||
| TOTAL: | £ 2,910.00 | ||||||
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| There are references in this County Court Judgment to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and to the HSE's guidance on WRULDs. V1.01 | |||||||
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