The Derbyshire - House of Lords (Lord Keith, Lord Roskill, Lord Griffiths, Lord Oliver and Lord Goff) - 3 December 1987

Whether a ship is “equipment” within meaning of Employer’s Liability Act

The plaintiffs were the relatives of a crew member who died when the vessel Derbyshire sank with all hands in 1980. It was alleged that the ship broke in half because of defects in her hull. The defendants were the owners of the ship and were the employers of the deceased crew member.