Employers' liability
Doctrine in Tort. 4 cases, with the principle each one established. By lanbuk.com.
- Paris v Stepney Borough Council
Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1951
Principle established: The seriousness of the possible injury, including the claimant's known vulnerability, affects the precautions required.
- Sierra Leone Development Company Limited v Taylor (WACA CIV APP 10 of 1952; WACA CIV APP 11 of 1952) [1952] SLCA 2 (17 June 1952)
Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1952
Principle established: A trial judge determining whether an employer provided a safe system of work must base findings strictly on evidence adduced at trial rather than unexamined personal knowledge and experience.
- Yatteh v Sierra Leone Dev. Co. Ltd, 1972-73 ALR S.L. 51
Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1972-73
Principle established: An employer breaches the common law duty to provide competent staff if it allows a workman to perform tasks for which he has been professionally certified as incompetent.
- Yatteh v Sierra Leone Development Company Limited (CIV APP 19 of 1971) [1972] SLCA 1280 (15 February 1972)
Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1972
Principle established: An employer breaches its common law duty of care if it directs or allows a workman to perform duties for which he has been declared medically incompetent.