Simpson - v - Dunham Bush Ltd
| Plaintiff | Carol Jane Simpson | ||
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| Job title | Quotation secretary / ? (SOC 2000: 4136) | ||
| Task description | DSE use: alphanumeric data entry | ||
| Injury | Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | ||
| Defendant(s) | Dunham Bush Ltd (SIC 2007: C25.2) | ||
| Court(s) | Southampton County | ||
| Case No. | 50712613 | ||
| Date | 18 Jun 1999 | ||
| Judge(s) | His Honour Judge Lauriston | ||
| For Plaintiff | |||
| All Plaintiffs | Carol Jane Simpson | ||
| Solicitor | Lamport Bassitt | ||
| Counsel | Mr Roger G M Hiorns | ||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Graham J Coleman (Ergonomics) | ||
| Medical expert(s) | Dr Richard G Hull (Rheumatology) | ||
| For Defendant | |||
| Solicitor | Ensor Byfield | ||
| Counsel | Mr Parker | ||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Brian Barr (Engineering) | ||
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Fitzgerald (Hand Surgery) | ||
| Outcome | |||
| Judgment for: | Plaintiff | ||
| Injury found: | Yes | ||
| Work related: | Yes | ||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | Yes | ||
| Defendant negligent: | Yes | ||
| Damages | |||
| General: | £ 7,001.00 | ||
| Special: | £ 1,500.00 | ||
| Other: | £ 499.00 | ||
| TOTAL: | £ 9,000.00 | ||
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |||
| In the County Court Judgment on this claim on the 18th June 1999 there are explicit references to regulations 2, 3 & 4 of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 and implicit references to regulation 1 and to the HSE's guidance on the Regulations. There is also a reference to Essentials of Health and Safety at Work 1994. HH Judge Lauriston found the Defendant in breach of statutory duties and also negligent and was satisfied that "most of the breaches which have been alleged have been proved", but it is not clear precisely which regulations were breached or how the breaches contributed to the Claimant's injury. V1.01 | |||
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