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John Reid against MCM Building & Civil Engineering Construction LTD and another (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 34 (01 April 2026)
The court held that John Reid was negligently exposed to asbestos by both defenders and that each materially increased the risk of mesothelioma.
Thomas Ward against WM Morrison Supermarket PLC and others (National Personal Injury Court) [2025] SCEDIN 17 (14 March 2025)
The sheriff held the second defender liable in negligence for a loading accident, finding 30% contributory negligence and awarding £56,818 after deductions.
Paul Frame against Abellio Scotrail LTD (All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court) [2024] SCEDIN 32 (11 June 2024)
The sheriff court found the defender breached its duty of care and awarded damages to the pursuer in a personal injury claim arising from workplace safety.
LINBROOKE SERVICES LTD AGAINST HIS MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE [2023] ScotHC HCJAC_31 (17 August 2023)
The appeal court held that the sheriff had double-counted the fatality in setting a health and safety fine, reducing the penalty from £550,000 to £400,000.
PAUL JAMES DUNCAN CURRAN AGAINST B&P SCAFFOLDING Ltd & Anor [2023] SC EDIN 14 (25 April 2023)
The sheriff court held that the defenders breached their duty of care in a workplace accident case and awarded damages to the pursuer.
PAUL JAMES DUNCAN CURRAN AGAINST B&P SCAFFOLDING Ltd & Anor [2023] SC EDIN 14 (25 April 2023)
The sheriff held that the defenders breached their duty of care by failing to provide a safe system of work, causing the pursuer’s workplace injury.
MILLY MORRISON AGAINST JAMES OAKDEN [2021] ScotCS CSOH_96 (29 September 2021)
Personal injury reparation after a horse-riding accident: the court found the employer liable for the accident, but not for all claimed financial losses.
GIBSON AND OTHERS AGAINST BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED [2018] ScotCS CSOH_78 (25 July 2018)
The Court of Session held Babcock liable for mesothelioma caused by secondary asbestos exposure from a worker’s clothes brought home to his wife.
ANDREW MACLACHLAN AGAINST STRATHCLYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORT [2017] ScotSC 15 (24 March 2017)
A sheriff held that blocked walkways in a workshop made the traffic route unsuitable, causing an employee to divert, trip on embedded rails, and injure his ankle.
SOMERVILLE v HARSCO INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED [2015] ScotSC 71 (17 November 2015)
Appeal against a finding of no vicarious liability was refused after the court held an employee’s hammer throw was a personal frolic, not course of employment.
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