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Court of Appeal rules on civil liability for ‘extra-hazardous operation’
The latest issue of the Beachcroft Newsletter considers the case of Biffa Waste v MEH (November 2008) and states ”if you employ contractors to carry out ‘extra-hazardous’ operations, you can be liable for their negligence. This principle (from Honeywill v Larkin 1936) is an exception to the usual rule that you are not liable for your contractors’ negligent acts.”
The article outlines how “the Court of Appeal has now restricted the application of the principle, with important implications for liability and property insurers.”