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McPake v SRCL Ltd [2013] ScotCS CSOH_157 (24 September 2013)
A Scottish Court of Session case on a needlestick injury, where the employer was found liable for failing to provide suitable protective equipment.
Pettigrew v. Tilbury Douglas Construction Ltd [2004] ScotCS 226 (07 October 2004)
The Outer House held the third party employer was not liable to contribute after a workplace ladder fall, finding the pursuer himself solely responsible.
Connell v. James Nimmo & Co., Ltd [1923] ScotLR 473 (25 May 1923)
The Court of Session held that a dangerous accumulation of gas in a mine could be a defect in ways and works under the Employers' Liability Act 1880.
Cook v. Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Co., Ltd [1914] ScotLR 529 (20 March 1914)
The Court of Session held that an appeal in a fatal workplace damages action was incompetent, because section 14 of the 1906 Act limited review to questions of law.
Campbell v. United Collieries, Ltd [1911] ScotLR 140 (25 November 1911)
The Court of Session held that a pursuer’s averments about an unfenced wheel in a colliery were relevant at common law and under the Employers’ Liability Act 1880.
Lawrie v. The Banknock Coal Co., Ltd [1911] ScotLR 629 (17 March 1911)
The Court of Session held that a father's action for damages over his son's death could competently be remitted for jury trial, despite objections based on the Workmen's Compensation Act 1906.
Brown v. Glenboig Union Fireclay Co., Ltd [1910] ScotLR 245 (25 November 1910)
The Court of Session held it was competent to remit a Sheriff Court work-related damages action for jury trial in the Court of Session despite section 14 of the 1906 Act.
Bond v. Dalmeny Oil Co., Ltd [1909] ScotLR 920 (15 July 1909)
The Court of Session set aside a sheriff jury verdict as contrary to the evidence, ordered a new trial, and awarded the appeal expenses against the pursuer.
M'Grath v. Glasgow Coal Co., Ltd [1909] ScotLR 890 (13 July 1909)
A miner’s injury claim was dismissed because the pleadings failed to separate common law negligence from Employers’ Liability Act allegations.
Littlejohn v. John Brown & Co., Ltd [1908] ScotLR 42 (06 November 1908)
The Court of Session ordered a new trial, holding that a rivet-heater injured in a shipyard was not shown to be in the defenders' employment under the Employers' Liability Act 1880.
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