Westray - v - Midland Bank plc
| Plaintiff | Doreen Janet Westray | ||||
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| Job title | VDU operator (SOC 2000: 4136) | ||||
| Task description | DSE use: audio typing | ||||
| Injury | Bilateral Radial Tunnel Syndrome | ||||
| Defendant(s) | Midland Bank plc (SIC 2007: K64.19/1) | ||||
| Court(s) | Manchester County (Judgment) Salford County (Judgment) | ||||
| Case No. | MA4 07969 | ||||
| Date | 17 Jun 1997 | ||||
| Judge(s) | Her Honour Judge Eaglestone | ||||
| For Plaintiff | |||||
| All Plaintiffs | Doreen Janet Westray | ||||
| Solicitor | Lawford & Co (M1 5EH) | ||||
| Counsel | Mr Ian Little | ||||
| Non-Medical expert(s) | Mr Terry R Mason (Engineering) | ||||
| Medical expert(s) | Prof John K Stanley (Hand Surgery) | ||||
| For Defendant | |||||
| Solicitor | Kennedys (CM14 4EA) | ||||
| Counsel | Miss Erica Power | ||||
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| Medical expert(s) | Mr Michael A Morris (Orthopaedic Surgery) | ||||
| Outcome | |||||
| Judgment for: | Plaintiff | ||||
| Injury found: | Yes | ||||
| Work related: | Yes | ||||
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | No | ||||
| Defendant negligent: | Yes | ||||
| Damages | |||||
| General: | £ 1,500.00 | ||||
| Special: | £ 10.00 | ||||
| Other: | £ 85.70 | ||||
| TOTAL: | £ 1,595.70 | ||||
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| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |||||
| This County Court Judgment on the 17th June 1997 makes explicit references to regulation 4 of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. There is also a brief reference to the HSE's guidance on regulation 4. V1.01 | |||||
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