Binns - v - Speechly Bircham
| Plaintiff | Michelle Cecille Binns | ||||||||
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| Job title | Legal Secretary (SOC 2000: 4212) | ||||||||
| Task description | DSE use - audio typing | ||||||||
| Injury | Tenosynovitis or Tendonitis of the extensor tendons of the left thumb | ||||||||
| Defendant(s) | Speechly Bircham (SIC 2007: M69.10/2) | ||||||||
| Court(s) | Central London County | ||||||||
| Case No. | CL607197 | ||||||||
| Date | 3 Jul 1997 | ||||||||
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge Michael Rich QC | ||||||||
| For Plaintiff | |||||||||
| All Plaintiffs | Michelle Cecille Binns | ||||||||
| Solicitor | G L Hockfield & Co | ||||||||
| Counsel | Mr R Glancy | ||||||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Prof Kim Burton (Ergonomics) | ||||||||
| Medical expert(s) | Dr Jeff Alan Reardon (Rheumatology) | ||||||||
| For Defendant | |||||||||
| Solicitor | Berrymans Lace Mawer (EC2M 5QN) | ||||||||
| Counsel | Mr Sean Ferris | ||||||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Ian A R Galer (Ergonomics) | ||||||||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Rupert Eckersley (Orthopaedic & Hand Surgery) | ||||||||
| Outcome | |||||||||
| Judgment for: | Plaintiff | ||||||||
| Injury found: | Yes | ||||||||
| Work related: | Yes | ||||||||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Yes | ||||||||
| Defendant negligent: | Yes | ||||||||
| Damages | |||||||||
| General: | £ 5,000.00 | ||||||||
| Special: | £ 29,483.00 | ||||||||
| Other: | £ 1,465.00 | ||||||||
| TOTAL: | £ 35,948.00 | ||||||||
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |||||||||
| The County Court Judgment on this claim on the 3rd July 1997 makes explicit references to regulations 4, 6 & 7 of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. This was one of the first Judgments to interpret these regulations. There are also brief references to the HSE's guidance on the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations which is referred to as: of no force at all in the construction of the regulation, but is of considerable assistance in explaining the context of the circumstances of employment with which the regulation is concerned to deal. V1.01 | |||||||||
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