Series
Common law claims: settled cases
Catalogue reference: D1920/2/4
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This record is about the Common law claims: settled cases dating from 1948-1993.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D1920/2/4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Common law claims: settled cases
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of settled individual claims for common law damages.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Derbyshire Record Office
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6145 files
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Under the system of Workmen's Compensation Acts that were in place before the introduction of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946, mineworkers - and other industrial workers - had to choose between claiming compensation or suing for common law damages. Once a mineworker had chosen to accept compensation he no longer had the right to pursue common law damages. The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946, which commenced in July 1946, allowed mineworkers, and other colliery staff, to claim benefits for injuries suffered in the course of their employment, whether caused by their employer or another person, and also allowed them to claim common law damages.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e762495f-f69d-484c-b629-546c9893342b/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Derbyshire Record Office
Within the fonds: D1920
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
Within the sub-fonds: D1920/2
Area Compensation Department
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Common law claims: settled cases