Stopher v Commodore Shipping [1985] JLR 219 (18 December 1985)
An employer must ensure that suitable equipment is available for employees to safely perform their duties, and failure to do so constitutes a breach of duty.
- Citation
- [1985] JLR 219
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Stopher; Defendant: Commodore Shipping
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 18 December 1985
- Procedural Posture
- Employment / Judgment
- Legal Topics
- Employer's Duty of Care, Safe System of Work, Workplace Safety, Provision of Suitable Equipment
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Parties
Stopher
Plaintiff
Commodore Shipping
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Employment / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the employer owed a duty to ensure the availability of equipment suitable for the employee's performance of duties
Ratio Decidendi
An employer must ensure that suitable equipment is available for employees to safely perform their duties, and failure to do so constitutes a breach of duty.
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