Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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SHIRLEY v. FISHER, RENWICK, LTD.

(1943) 75 Ll.L.Rep. 33

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Scott, Lord Justice Goddard and Mr. Justice Birkett.

Workmen's compensation-Risk money-Rate of remuneration - Review - Pre-war injury to ship's engineer-Compensation - Weekly payments by agreement - Stopped during subsequent employment -Inability to continue in employment- Application to County Court-Award- Later application for review under Sect. 11 (3) of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, on ground that rates of remuneration for marine engineers had been raised during the war by the addition of risk money-Increase refused by County Court Judge on ground that class of employment had altered-Appeal by engineer - Meaning of "class of employment"-Whether first application to County Court was review within meaning of Sect. 11 (1) or (3).

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