Hearings
England & Wales
22 May 2013 [2013] EWCA Civ 545; [2014] ICR 326; [2014] 1 All ER 405; [2013] WLR (D) 195, CA
Hide v The Steeplechase Co (Cheltenham) Ltd
Subject Matter
HEALTH AND SAFETY — Employer’s liability — Suitability of equipment — Jockey injured hitting guard rail post in fall while racing — Evidence type of fall unusual and unexpected — Whether equipment “suitable” — Whether effect on health or safety “reasonably foreseeable” — Whether test common law test — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, reg 4(4) — Council Directive 89/391/EEC, art 5(4)