Biffa Waste Services Ltd and Another v Maschinenfabrik Ernst Hese GmbH and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 21st, 2008 in law reports, negligence, vicarious liability by sally

Biffa Waste Services Ltd and Another v Maschinenfabrik Ernst Hese GmbH and Another

Court of Appeal

“The principle which made an employer liable for the negligence of a subcontractor engaged to carry out extra-hazardous or dangerous operations was unsaisfactory and should be applied as narrowly as possible.”

The Times, 21st November 2008

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