[2002] EWCA Civ 1010, Court of Appeal [2003] ICR 152, CA (also reported at [2002] IRLR 742)

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NOTES

Coxall v Goodyear Great Britain Ltd, Court of Appeal [2002] EWCA Civ 1010 - Case No: B3/2001/2574 on 22nd July 2002, reported at [2002] IRLR 742

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Authority for the proposition that:-

in deciding whether an employer is under an obligation to prevent an adult employee from doing work which he or she was willing to do in the knowledge that it involved a risk to safety the nature and extent of the known risk is the most important relevant consideration.

For relevant general notes see Implied terms in employment contracts/duties of employer .

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