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Law Bulletin - January 2007

Included in this Issue

Liability

Strict Liability for faulty work equipment – is foreseeability relevant?
Assaults on nursing staff in high security hospitals

Thompsons cases

VWF Cases
Animals’ Act cases

Workplace regulations cases

Trips and slips
Visiting workers
Slip on ice when gritting

Work equipment cases

When no defect found in investigation after accident
Training and instructions go beyond the manual to watching staff in action

Practice and Procedure

New limitation cases
Patient only entitled to interest after approval of settlement
Another attempt to withdraw admission defeated

Damages

Stop Press
Earnings linked Periodical Payments for future care – a breakthrough

Information

Weather reports
Correction