Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2009] UKHL 27; [2009] WLR (D) 165
“A care worker who was injured when using a defective wheelchair ramp at a client’s home had not been using equipment ‘used by an employee at work’ so as to make her local authority employer, who was aware of the ramp but did not own it, strictly liable under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.”
WLR Daily, 21st May 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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