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AG -v- Peter Green (Builders) Ltd [2012] JRC 225 (30 November 2012)
Sentencing for a health and safety breach after an employee fell from an unfixed ladder and suffered a spinal fracture. The company was fined ÂŁ20,000 and costs.
AG -v- R&M and SFS [2011] JRC 139 (15 July 2011)
Two companies admitted health and safety offences after a pipe riser fell and injured a worker. The Jersey Royal Court fined each company ÂŁ10,000 and ordered costs.
AG -v- States Employment Board [2010] JRC 205 (15 November 2010)
The Jersey Royal Court fined the States Employment Board ÂŁ40,000 and ordered ÂŁ10,000 costs after a trial finding it failed to provide a safe system of work.
C.I. Knitwear Co. Ltd. v Hotchkiss [2003] JLR 163 (16 June 2003)
The court held an employer liable for negligently providing an unsuitable workplace that aggravated an employee’s pre-existing medical condition.
Medway v Earl of Jersey [1993] JLR 403 (13 December 1993)
The case considered whether a contract requiring an independent contractor to work with an employer’s equipment implied a term that the equipment must be fit for purpose.
Allen v Parish of St. Helier [1987] JLR_Note 11a (27 June 1988)
The court considered whether failure to wear protective clothing was contributory negligence and whether the employer still had to provide a safe system of work.
Stopher v Commodore Shipping [1985] JLR 219 (18 December 1985)
The court considered an employer’s duty to provide suitable equipment so an employee can safely perform work duties.
Huet (nee Wallser) v Lewis [1976] JJ 435 (14 December 1976)
The court held that a third party contracting with an employer owes no contractual duty to an employee for premises safety; any liability is tortious only.
Farcy v E. Flaherty & Co. Ltd. [1972] JJ 2095 (12 July 1972)
The case states that an employer must take reasonable care for workplace safety, including the place of work, plant, machinery, and work methods, especially for inherently dangerous work.
Louis v E. Troy Ltd. [1970] JJ 1371 (20 March 1970)
Employment safety case on an employer’s continuing duty to provide a safe system of work, competent staff, adequate material, proper supervision, and safe access.
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