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Law Bulletin - September 2005

Included in This Issue

Liability

Manual handling trials : balancing training against real life situations
- one off lift of printer
- repetitive lifting of boxes
- was training and equipment  adequate?
Maximum weights
Workplace or occupiers’ liability cases?
Windows
Visitor in workplace
Slipping and safe systems of work
Package holiday cases
Dismissal reason no bar to PI claim
Hazards of standing

Practice and Procedure

Protocol for the instruction of experts
Provisional damages – further claim made after death

Damages

Periodic payments
Nursing costs in terminal illness cases
Acceleration and recoverable sick pay

Health and Safety

Corporate Health and Safety Performance Indicator