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Law Bulletin - August 2005

Included in this Issue

Liability

Hearing loss: Court of Appeal find for train driver exposed to 85db: a Thompsons case
COSHH guidance
Assaults - three instances
Vicarious liability: prank or mistake?
Manual handling case: lost on regulations but won under common law
Third party liable for state of highway
Assistance at airports: a travel case

Damages

Rehabilitation
Judges findings despite upheld thin evidence
Award for injuries to the jaw
Canada Life Annuity receives court approval
Degenerative disease to the spine: what doctors really think
Who pays for future care costs?

Costs

Agreement of success fees for disease cases

From our Scottish Office

Woman injured by door while demonstrating its dangers