Category:Legally Speaking
Decades later, who pays occupational disease claims?
The vexing question as to when an occupational disease policy is triggered has been answered by the UK Supreme Court – whether or not...
Sex, injury and worker’s compensation
If you’ve ever wondered about the ins and outs of worker’s compensation for injuries sustained while away on a business trip, read on. The...
Don’t expect fairness from the courts
When South African police arrested a group of unarmed robbers, killing one in the process, it was ruled that his nine unarmed accomplices had...
Lying is not a crime
The innocent are now the guilty – thanks to broad general statements. After 20 years the chickens are coming home to roost…
Scottish occupational disease claims: UK Court rules!
The May/June Legally Speaking column dealt with occupational disease claims in Scotland and pointed out that the matter was to be taken to the...
Liability for occupational diseases – suing via London
Why would employees sue their employers for compensation for occupational diseases in London? ROBERT W VIVIAN and ALBERT MUSHAI examine the position of compensation...
AMD, HRE and other acronyms
AMD and the HRE may have something in common besides forming part of the ever-growing collection of three letter acronyms. Voltaire famously quipped that...
Liability for no damages – Scottish experience
It is self-evident that the right of one person, the injured party, to sue another, the defendant, and receive compensation requires that the injured...