Cavanaugh v. Ulster Weaving Ltd., (1960) A.C. 145 and A.C. (1959) 2 All E.R. (H.L.) is a legal judgment in a tort case decided by the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords, clarifying the test for negligence by finding that evidence of trade practices is insufficient to prove absence of negligence of employer's duties on the facts.[1]
| Cavanaugh v. Ulster Weaving Ltd | |
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| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Viscount Simonds, Lord Tucker, Lord Keith of Avonholm, Lord Somervell of Harrow and Lord Jenkins |
An employer's duty towards its employees was expressed by Lord Somervell of Harrow as follows: "put in its simplest terms the general scope of the duty of an employer is a duty to take reasonable care in all circumstances."[2]
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References
edit- ^ Blom-Cooper, Louis Jacques; Dickson, Brice; Drewry, Gavin, eds. (2009). The Judicial House of Lords: 1876-2009. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press (published 13 August 2009). p. 311. ISBN 9780199532711.
- ^ Frank, W. F. (June 1064). "The Safety Provisions in British Factory Law". Louisiana Law Review. 24 (4). LSU Law enter: 784. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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