In Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd and others, the Court of Appeal holds that more than one "employer" can be vicariously liable for the negligence of an employee, overturning a long-standing assumption that it is possible in law only for one employer to be so liable.
In Bunning v G T Bunning & Sons Ltd, the Court of Appeal holds that the tribunal was correct to find the employer in breach of its obligation to carry out a risk assessment for a pregnant worker under reg.16 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
In Hartman v South Essex Mental Health and Community Care NHS Trust and other appeals, the Court of Appeal holds that, for a stress at work case to succeed, it must be shown that the injury was not too remote.