References: Times 22-Mar-2001, Gazette 17-May-2001, [2001] EWCA Civ 360
Links: Bailii
Ratio: Where the issue was whether a temporary worker was to be deemed to be an employee (in this case for licensing purposes) of the main contractor, the proper test was the degree of control exercised by the deemed employer. The purpose of the section was to ensure that responsibility for the operation of a vehicle was known. This was a context of tort, rather than of contract.
Statutes: Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995
Last Update: 09 February 2017
Ref: 147469
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