Finding details of court case
Finding details of court case
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NuckyThompson

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2,369 posts

197 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Is there anywhere online to find the full report of a court case once a fine has been issued against a company?

I can find a mention of the case online but not the full details of what the breach was. The breach was of health and safety law if that helps.

agtlaw

7,394 posts

235 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Possibly on Westlaw, but subscription needed.

NuckyThompson

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2,369 posts

197 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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thanks id have thought a breach of health and safety law should be fairly accessible in the public domain?


On a side note judging by your username im assuming you have some legal expertise. When taking a personal injury claim should it be taken out within a time limit of the injury or a time limit of the findings of the court case? i.e. you cant prove on the day of injury that the employer was at fault but the findings of a court case would prove guilt

matchmaker

9,036 posts

229 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Try the "News" section of the HSE website.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/index.htm

agtlaw

7,394 posts

235 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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NuckyThompson said:
thanks id have thought a breach of health and safety law should be fairly accessible in the public domain?


On a side note judging by your username im assuming you have some legal expertise. When taking a personal injury claim should it be taken out within a time limit of the injury or a time limit of the findings of the court case? i.e. you cant prove on the day of injury that the employer was at fault but the findings of a court case would prove guilt
It is in the public domain, but good luck finding it. It probably should be easily accessible but the reality is probably not. I suspect that very few such cases are reported in the local media or on any website.

KungFuPanda

4,639 posts

199 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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NuckyThompson said:
thanks id have thought a breach of health and safety law should be fairly accessible in the public domain?


On a side note judging by your username im assuming you have some legal expertise. When taking a personal injury claim should it be taken out within a time limit of the injury or a time limit of the findings of the court case? i.e. you cant prove on the day of injury that the employer was at fault but the findings of a court case would prove guilt
Generally, the limitation period for a personal injury claim is three years from the date of the incident. The findings of a HSE do not have any bearing on the separate PI claim.

Norse_mann

112 posts

233 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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You could try here - https://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/convictions.htm

As AGT says for a PI claim - 3 years from date of injury

NuckyThompson

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2,369 posts

197 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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KungFuPanda said:
Generally, the limitation period for a personal injury claim is three years from the date of the incident. The findings of a HSE do not have any bearing on the separate PI claim.
What if it’s something like ptsd which may not immediately manifest itself? Also it was also subject to a police investigation it is long past when the incident happened but the criminal and HSE investigations have only been completed recently