Professional NegligenceProfessional Negligence
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted a company which makes stage scenery for London theatres and sets for fashion shows, after a carpenter suffered skull and leg injuries when scenery fell from a fork-lift truck and pinned him to the ground. Read more...
The general rule is that the time limit to bring a claim in contract or tort is 6 years from when the breach occurred. Consequently, if a claim is brought outside this 6 year limitation period, a defendant in a professional negligence claim often has the effective tool of being able to raise the defence that such a claim is statute barred. Read more...