How to use this site

While the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has provided funding to keep this web site regularly updated and to improve the quality and quantity of information provided, it is operated and maintained by Humane Technology Ltd. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented on the site, its contents, including the opinions and conclusions expressed in various commentaries, and any errors or omissions are the responsibility of Humane Technology Ltd. This site does not seek to interpret the civil or criminal law and does not necessarily reflect HSE guidance or policy. Nor is the site intended to be a source of advice on health & safety, the law, occupational health or similar matters. Visitors to the site who require such advice are strongly recommended to consult suitably qualified professionals. Any comments on the site, including notification of any errors or omissions, should be sent to: webmaster@HumaneTechnology.co.uk

The cases summarised on this site can be listed by date of Judgment or by name of Claimant or by name of Defendant. Access to these listings can be obtained by clicking on Case Summaries above.

Clicking on By Date of Judgment takes you to a listing of cases in chronological order that shows when and where Judgment was given, who for and what type of task the Claimant was doing and the type of alleged injury. Clicking on the name of the Claimant takes you to a summary of the hearing(s) and (where available) a commentary on the case. Clicking again on the name of the Claimant takes you to a page with more details about the hearing.

Clicking on By Claimant takes you to a listing of Claimants in alphabetic order. Clicking on a particular Claimant takes you to a summary of the hearing(s) showing when and where Judgment was given, who for, what type of task the Claimant was doing and the type of alleged injury and (where available) a commentary on the case. Clicking on the Date of a hearing takes you to a page with more details about the hearing.

Clicking on By Defendant takes you to a listing of Defendants in alphabetic order. Clicking on a particular Defendant takes you to a summary of the hearing(s) showing when and where Judgment was given, who for, what type of task the Claimant was doing and the type of alleged injury and (where available) a commentary on the case. Clicking on the name of the Claimant takes you to a page with more details about the hearing.

There is a facility to Search the Database, which allows all the information held on all the cases to be searched for a particular name, word or phrase Free text search. However, the site can also be searched using a range of predefined search terms including: By task which can be used to search for particular types of task which have allegedly given rise to injury; By injury which can be used to search for a range of specific and non-specific conditions for which claimants have sought damages; By SOC which can be used for searching the occupations of claimants, based upon Standard Occupational Classification 2000; By SIC which can be used for searching the type of economic activities of the Defendants, based upon Standard Industry Classification 2007; By regulations which can be used to search for references in the Judgments to particular Health and Safety Regulations; and By guidance which can be used to search for references in the Judgments to guidance documents published by the Health and Safety Executive.

A number of Commentaries are being prepared that attempt to draw together some of the common themes and issues that arise in Judgments in personal injury claims for WRULDs and assist in placing individual Judgments in a broader context.

The information available on this site has been gathered from a wide variety of sources and verified where possible against official transcripts of Judgments. However, a transcript of a Judgment more often than not omits some of the information that ideally should be included in a case summary and there are sometimes also errors in the spelling of names. An Amend or add to this case facility has therefore been provided at the foot of each case summary that allows visitors to the site to submit further details about a case. Please note that there is inevitably some delay between further details about a case being submitted and changes being made to the web pages. It is anticipated that the web pages will be updated at no less than monthly intervals.

A Comments facility has been provided, that allows visitors to the site to send in observations on the web site or on individual cases.

It is believed that there are many other Court Judgments in this type of claim that have yet to be identified. Visitors to the site are invited to send in details of cases that were decided on the basis of evidence heard in Court by completing a Case Report Form. Case report forms can be downloaded or completed on-line.

N.B. We are unable to provide copies of transcripts of Judgment

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