Hearings
England & Wales
11 Mar 2008 [2008] EWCA Civ 181; [2008] ICR 826, CA
14 Jul 2008 (pet all) [2008] ICR 1358, HL(E)
20 May 2009 [2009] UKHL 27; [2009] ICR 734; [2009] 4 All ER 557; [2009] WLR (D) 165, HL(E)
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council
Subject Matter
HEALTH AND SAFETY — Employer’s liability — Work equipment — Carer regularly collecting client for day care — Injured pushing client in wheelchair on ramp at client's house — Whether ramp “work equipment” — Whether “equipment … used by an employee … at work” — Whether employer in breach of statutory duty to maintain — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, regs 2(1), 3(2), 5(1)
Appellate History
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 181; [2008] ICR 826, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2009] UKHL 27; [2009] ICR 734; [2009] 4 All ER 557; [2009] WLR (D) 165, HL(E)