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Law Bulletin - November 2006

Included in this Issue

Liability

Over-eager bouncer and vicarious liability for ladies’ injuries
Long walk after train failure causes back injury
Temporary removal of specially adapted chair causes injury
Vicarious liability for unidentified colleague spilling liquid
Slipping on urine in care home : dignity of patient weighed against safety
Half-inch ridge in floor is hazard for Workplace Regulations
Highways Act

Practice and Procedure

Mesothelioma and the Compensation Act 2006
MIB Fast Track Understanding
Judgment set aside when defendant ignorant of it

Damages

Causation for epilepsy not established
CICA award for cumulative assaults
Fatal accident, uninsured drivers, and the MIB
No damages in travel case for “mental distress and trauma”

Information

HSC simplification plan
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
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