Keywords: health and safety, IBC Vehicles, Thomas Corr, suicide,

Firm liable for ex-worker's suicide

Prosecutions and Claims |
06.03.2008

The Law Lords have held that an employer is liable for compensation after an ex-employee committed suicide six years after suffering an industrial accident.

They upheld a Court of Appeal verdict that IBC Vehicles should pay compensation to the widow of Thomas Corr, who suffered worsening de ...

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