Legally Speaking

As far as employers are concerned, the liability they incur towards third parties invariably involves the doctrine of vicarious liability. However, the nature of vicarious liability is changing - and employers ... Read More...

Litigation is not an efficient way of dealing with the matter of occupational disease. We have previously dealt with two occupational health matters. The first involved Gencor and asbestosis. This matter start... Read More...

With an out-of-court settlement taking place recently, the time is right to resolve the question of compensation for occupational diseases. We have previously discussed the silicosis litigation, where we exp... Read More...