Join Brett Dixon, APIL Senior Fellow and author of the APIL Guide to Accidents at Work Second Edition, for a look at this important area. 

This webinar will help you be able to identify whether there is an employer/employee relationship between the claimant and the defendant. Understanding this will help you win cases for your clients.

The webinar will look at:

• Why the distinction matters
  • The structure of the health and safety regulations
  • The special nature of the employers liability duty of care
  • Defective work equipment cases after the Enterprise Act
  • Understanding the relationship test in vicarious liability 
     
• What is the distinction in practical terms
  • The case law that you need to know
  • The different aspects of the test
  • The importance of control
     
• Recent case law examples
  • Of how the distinction works
  • The difference it can make
     
• Practical steps to take
  • When taking cases on
  • Gathering evidence
  • Making decisions
  • Applying the law