Gissing - v - Walkers Smith Snack Foods Ltd
| Plaintiff | Peter Anthony Gissing |
|---|---|
| Job title | Team Leader (SOC 2000: 9134) |
| Task description | Packing packets of crisps into boxes at rate of 3,000 per hour |
| Injury | Tenosynovitis |
| Defendant(s) | Walkers Smith Snack Foods Ltd (SIC 2007: C10.31) |
| Court(s) | Lincoln County |
| Case No. | LN701291 |
| Date | 12 Jul 1999 |
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge Heath |
| For Plaintiff | |
| All Plaintiffs | Peter Anthony Gissing |
| Solicitor | Bridge McFarland |
| Counsel | Ms Ruth Downing (on Pleadsings) |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Graham J Coleman (Ergonomics) |
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Charles P E Grant |
| For Defendant | |
| Solicitor | Langleys |
| Counsel | Mr Lawrence West QC |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Steven A Rawden (Engineering) |
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Neville R M Kay (Orthopaedic Surgery) |
| Outcome | |
| Judgment for: | Defendant |
| Injury found: | Yes |
| Work related: | No finding |
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | No |
| Defendant negligent: | No |
| Damages | |
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| References | |
| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |
| While there are brief references in the note of the Judgment to MS10 and to a HSE report entitled "Guide to Prevention of Upper Limb Disorders published in 1993" they appear to be of no particular consequence. However, the note of the Judgment states: "I have read the Manual Handling Regulations and are of the opinion that they are neither aimed nor directed at this type of work and even if they were, I am not satisfied the Defendants did breach the Regulations." In the absence of an official transcript of the Judgment, it is unclear whether this is a direct or accurate quote from the Judgment. V1.01 | |
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