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Law Bulletin - December 2005

Included in this Issue

Liability

Work equipment? The workplace? Strict liability? Trial on tricky PI claims
Thompsons’ Workplace slipping case upheld
HAVS case

Other Cases

RSI from massage

Thompsons Cases

Manual handling and hoists
Highway tripping and inspections
Workplace trip/inadequate lighting
CICA and eligibility despite other convictions 
Six-year limitation on assault
Protection from Harassment Act cases 
PTSD cases and ways to win them

Practice and Procedure

A Judge has to give reasons
When must the Judge decide about expert evidence?
Default judgment not fair to defendants
Is this a record?
It pays to fight
Good case on resiling from admissions

Damages

Smoking too much? Drinking too much? Get the defendants to pay for it

New Legislation

Compensation Bill
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Information Service