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In the landmark decision of Chandler v Cape plc (2012) EWCA Civ 525 the Court of Appeal for England and Wales has upheld a High Court decision that a parent company owed a direct duty of care towards an employee of one of its subsidiaries to ensure a safe system of work
The UK's highest court has issued its decision in the Employers' Liability Insurance "Trigger" Litigation: BAI (Run Off) Ltd v Durham & Ors, 2012 UKSC 14 (28 March 2012), and finally resolved a long-pending dispute over insurance claims by the relatives of workers who died after being exposed to asbestos
The English courts continue to wrestle with the issues surrounding which policies of insurance, if any, must answer in both the public or commercial liability and employment contexts for alleged exposure to asbestos causing illness years later
