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★ Wales · workplace

Workplace settlements
in Wales.

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A chef who tripped on a raised metal strip in a pub kitchen in February 2015 fell against furniture, developed an infection and died two months later; the employer admitted liability, and the court upheld the finding that the fall caused the fatal infection. Four workers at a food factory on Anglesey who caught Covid during a 2020 outbreak had their claims revived after the employer won summary judgment.

Facts that decide a workplace claim in Wales

Causation after a fallA fall at work was held to have caused the fatal infection that followed, so the employer was liable for the death.Price v Marston’s plc [2024] EWHC 1352 (KB)
Summary judgmentEmployees’ claims should not be struck out early where they have a real prospect of success at trial.Edwards v 2 Sisters Food Group [2025] EWHC 1312 (KB)
Contributory negligenceAn injured worker’s own fault reduces damages but does not bar the claim.Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945, s 1
★ band · UK federal frame
Valued on the JC Guidelines bracket for the underlying injury
Workplace injury (employer liability)
Employer-liability claims carry no separate tariff, the injury bracket governs, applied as in any negligence claim.

The UK band is the starting point. Wales's fault rule and any applicable cap then adjust the figure.

★ WAL · reported workplace outcomes

What Wales courts have awarded.

Real Wales decisions and verdicts, each linked to the court record or official report.

  • Price v Marston’s plc
    High Court (KB), on appeal from Swansea · 2024
    Causation upheld; quantum partly revised

    David Price, a chef at the Copper Penny pub, tripped over a raised metal strip on the kitchen floor on 14 February 2015 and fell against furniture. He developed an infection and died on 23 April 2015. Marston’s admitted liability but disputed that the fall caused the infection. The High Court upheld the Swansea judge on causation and allowed his widow’s appeal on parts of her dependency claim.

  • Edwards v 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd
    High Court (KB) · 2025
    Summary judgment overturned

    Four food processing operatives who worked shoulder to shoulder at the 2 Sisters factory on Anglesey fell ill with Covid in June 2020, during an outbreak in which, they say, 217 of 560 staff caught it and Public Health Wales directed a closure. They sued for breach of duty. A judge gave the employer summary judgment; the High Court allowed their appeal.

★ WAL · workplace · in practice

What changes the number here.

What actually moves a workplace settlement in Wales.

  1. 1

    Report trip hazards and any injury at work in writing, with the date.

  2. 2

    If an injury worsens or becomes infected, keep every medical record; causation can decide the case.

  3. 3

    For illness caught at work, collect evidence of the conditions and the outbreak.

★ WAL · statute of limitations
3 years from date of injury or knowledge

Limitation Act 1980, s.11

★ WAL · fault rule
Common-law contributory reduction

Same as England, contributory-negligence reduction without bar.

★ WAL · caps

What caps recovery.

Statutory caps that may bear on a workplace settlement in Wales.

★ workplace · same region & fault regime

Compare to like jurisdictions.

How Wales's fault rule and limitation period compare to jurisdictions in the same UK region and to those running the same fault rule for workplace claims.

JurisdictionFault ruleLimitationWorkplace page
Wales · you are hereCommon-law contributory reduction3 years from date of injury or knowledge—
EnglandCommon-law contributory reduction3 years from date of injury or knowledgeENG · workplace →
ScotlandCommon-law contributory reduction3 years from date of injury or knowledge (called "prescription" in Scots law)SCO · workplace →
Northern IrelandCommon-law contributory reduction3 years from date of injury or knowledgeNI · workplace →
★ WAL · workplace · frequently asked

Common questions.

Each answer is independently coherent and references the relevant statute or authority document.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-30. Every figure on this page comes from one of these documents.

★ all of WAL
Wales overview

Fault rule, statute, caps, and key facts for Wales as a whole.

★ federal frame
Workplace in United Kingdom

Workplace band structure and severity tiers at the UK level.

★ all 15 countries
Workplace · everywhere

Cross-jurisdiction comparison of workplace bands.

★ editorial note

Figures on this page are starting points: the UK band adjusted for Wales's statutory framework. They are not quotes for any specific case. For representation, consult a solicitor practising in Wales. See /methodology, /sources, and /disclaimer.