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Knife attack on bus driver was reasonably foreseeable
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High Court awards damages in the amount of €75,000 plus special damages, which is to be discounted by 15% for contributory negligence, to a bus driver who was stabbed in the course of his employment, in circumstances where the risk of assault was a reasonably foreseeable risk that should have been addressed by the plaintiff’s employer.
personal injuries - assault with syringe- theft - safety screen installed on bus to protect bus drivers - screen open - hard to hear customers when screen is closed - screen open during training - company policy for screen to be closed - not advised to keep screen closed at all times - duty of care - employer must do what is reasonably practicable - Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 - contributory negligence.
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