make litigation worthwhile. By way of summary of this section of this book, a few brief comments on each of these points may be helpful. (a) Rules of law (b)Evidence : Since about 1970 (Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd), the claimant has a wide range of persons from whom to choose a defendant. It is unlikely that the courts would say that a person of the status of, for example, employer, occupier, manufacturer, worker, driver, to name but the more obvious, could not owe a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of the

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make litigation worthwhile. By way of summary of this section of this book, a few brief comments on each of these points may be helpful. (a) Rules of law (b)Evidence

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ABSTRACT

When an accident occurs on the board’s railways, there are three reports which are made:

1 On the day of the accident a brief report of the accident is made to the Railway Inspectorate.

2 Soon afterwards a joint internal report is prepared incorporating statements of witnesses. This too is sent to the Railway Inspectorate. Preparation of this report, it appears, is a matter of practice: it is not required by statute or statutory regulation.