Monthly Archives: October 2013
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE MINES
Mining remains a dangerous industry. A mining company was fined on the 22nd October 2013 following the death of a minor caused by a roof collapsing. The Health and Safety Executive report is at http://press.hse.gov.uk/2013/uk-coal-failings-led-to-miners-death/?ebul=hsegen&cr=3/28-oct-13 An analysis of the annual statistics for deaths in mining is at http://www.hse.gov.uk/mining/statistics.htm
LIMITATION AND FATAL ACCIDENTS: 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
I have written a post entitled “10 Myths about Limitation that every personal injury should know”. Most of this is relevant to fatal accident litigation. It can be found at http://civillitigationbrief.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/ten-myths-about-limitation-that-every-personal-injury-litigator-should-know/
FOX -v- BRITISH AIRWAYS: ESTATE CAN CLAIM DEATH IN SERVICE BENEFIT
The case of Fox -v- British Airways [2013] EWCA Civ 972 is not, strictly, a fatal accident case. However it is of interest to all those acting on behalf of estates. The Court of Appeal held that the estate of a deceased employee was entitled to recover the loss of chance of a death […]
THE NEED TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE: TELL YOUR CLIENT AND TELL THE CORONER
There is a need to tell the client to preserve evidence when pursuing a claim. In a fatal case in particular, the need to preserve histological evidence must also be passed on to the coroner. Failure to do this can lead to an action being struck out. I have written a post about the […]
FATAL ACCIDENTS AT WORK: STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2013
The Health and Safety Executive have released statistics which show that 57 fatalities took place in the workplace in the first three months of 2013. The most dangerous sector was services followed by agriculture. (Although given the limited number of people employed in agriculture this is probably quite a frightening statistic). These figures do not […]
FATAL ACCIDENTS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM DEATH 