Warner -v- Boots Company plc
| Claimant | Miss Janet Warner |
|---|---|
| Job title | Warehouse Operative (SOC 2000: 9149) |
| Task description | Picking cosmetics and using a hand-held scanner |
| Injury | Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| Defendant(s) | Boots Company plc (SIC 2007: G46.4) |
| Court(s) | Derby County (Heard) Nottingham County (Pleaded) Mansfield County Court (Judgment) |
| Case No. | 1UC08796 |
| Date | 29 Nov 2013 |
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge Pugsley |
| For Claimant | |
| All Claimants | Miss Janet Warner |
| Solicitor | Unity Law Ltd |
| Counsel | Mr Theodore Huckle QC |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Dr Celine McKeown (Ergonomics) |
| Medical expert(s) | Dr J M C Axon (Rheumatology) |
| For Defendant | |
| Solicitor | Reed Smith (EC2A 2RS) (Moved to Shakespears) Shakespeares |
| Counsel | Mr Philip Turton |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Brian G Pearce (Ergonomics) |
| Medical expert(s) | Prof Tim R C Davis (Hand Surgery) |
| Outcome | |
| Judgment for: | Claimant |
| Injury found: | Yes |
| Work related: | Yes |
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Yes |
| Defendant negligent: | Yes |
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |
| The Judgment in this claim makes brief reference to breaches of Regulation 4 of the Manual Handling Regulations, Regulation 4, 5, 8 and 9 of the Provision and Use of Work Regulations, Regulation in the Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations and Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, but provides very little explanation of how they came about. V1.01 | |
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