Asbestos Claim From 1960's Succeeds

Rice v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: [2007] EWCA Civ 289

CA
Weekly Law Reports Summary
 4 April 2007
Only recently reported
The board knew or ought to have known that unloading asbestos in hessian sacks carried a serious risk to health, and it was fair, just and reasonable to impose a specific duty of care requiring the board to protect the individual workers against that risk. Although the scope of the duty had not been determined, to do nothing was not an option for the board.