ECJ gives judgement on employer's defence clause in UK health and safety law

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given its long-awaited judgement today (14 June) on the legality of the phrase “so far as is reasonably practicable” in UK health and safety law.

The ECJ rejected the European Commission’s (EC) claim that the use of “so far as is reasonably practicable” restricts an employer’s duty to ensure the health and safety of its workers and hence is incompatible with EC law.

The EC’s argument was that the phrase in q... (119 more words)

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