Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

At the same time as it ruled on Mr Mohamud’s claim against Morrisons (see above), the Supreme Court considered a separate claim against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), brought with the support of the POA prison officers’ union. Both claims have important wider implications for workers at risk of violence, but the case involving the MoJ is particularly significant because it concerned the liability of an organisation for a non-employee.

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