Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948
Encyclopedia
The Law Reform Act 1948 is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee
. It improved the legal position of employees suffering from work-related accidents. In particular, it abolished the doctrine of common employment
.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It was passed during the Labour government of Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
. It improved the legal position of employees suffering from work-related accidents. In particular, it abolished the doctrine of common employment
Common employment
Common employment was an historical defence in English tort law that said workers implicitly undertook the risks of being injured by their co-workers, with whom they were in "common employment".-Development:...
.