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Court of Appeal upholds the High Court's decision that a local authority is not liable for the injuries sustained by an employee when a lorry collided with a convoy of local authority workers. The Court determined that the Council could not have reasonably foreseen the unique combination of circumstances leading to the accident, including a professional driver asleep at the wheel, the vehicle's cruise control set above the speed limit, and the weight of the lorry. The Court concluded that the local authority's duty of care did not extend to such an unusual and remote possibility, and therefore, its alleged failures did not legally cause the plaintiff's injuries.
Court of Appeal - negligence - duty of care - causation - vicarious liability - employee safety - roadwork precautions - traffic management - foreseeability - novus actus interveniens (intervening new act) - legal causation - criminal conduct - reasonable precautions - workplace safety - liability - third-party intervention - rescue cases.
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