Vincent Thompson's Dublin Bus safety claim overturned

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The Supreme Court allowed Dublin Bus’s appeal in Vincent Thompson’s personal injury claim over bus equipment on 5 March 2015, overturning the High Court’s finding that the company breached a statutory safety duty.

Mr Thompson was injured when the pneumatic suspension on his bus malfunctioned on the Tallaght to Boharnabreena route in September 2005. The Supreme Court held that the employer’s duties under the 1993 workplace safety regulations were not absolute, and that Dublin Bus had taken necessary measures to minimise the risks associated with the equipment.

The judgment records that the appeal was allowed.