Kirby v National Coal Board
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Kirby v National Coal Board is a notable English tort law case concerning employer liability and the scope of duty of care in workplace injury claims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kirby v National Coal Board canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7296861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirby v National Coal Board Context triple: [Lord Hoffmann, notableWork, Kirby v National Coal Board]
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A.
National Coal Board
The National Coal Board was a British public corporation that managed and operated the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom after its post-war nationalisation.
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B.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal regulation of coal production as an unconstitutional overreach of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.
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C.
Mine Act
The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.
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D.
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
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E.
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 was a landmark UK law that transferred ownership and control of the coal industry from private companies to the state, creating the National Coal Board as part of the post-war Labour government’s wider nationalisation programme.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirby v National Coal Board Target entity description: Kirby v National Coal Board is a notable English tort law case concerning employer liability and the scope of duty of care in workplace injury claims.
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A.
National Coal Board
The National Coal Board was a British public corporation that managed and operated the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom after its post-war nationalisation.
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B.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. was a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal regulation of coal production as an unconstitutional overreach of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers.
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C.
Mine Act
The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.
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D.
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
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E.
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 was a landmark UK law that transferred ownership and control of the coal industry from private companies to the state, creating the National Coal Board as part of the post-war Labour government’s wider nationalisation programme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English tort law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | tort law ⓘ |
| concerns |
liability for workplace accidents
ⓘ
scope of employer’s duty of care to employees ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defendant | National Coal Board ⓘ |
| involves |
negligence
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personal injury claim ⓘ workplace safety standards ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
clarifying aspects of employer liability in English tort law
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discussion of the scope of duty of care in workplace injury claims ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
duty of care
ⓘ
employer liability ⓘ workplace injury ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| party |
Kirby
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National Coal Board ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Kirby ⓘ |
| topic |
employers’ responsibilities to provide a safe system of work
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liability for injuries sustained in the course of employment ⓘ standard of care owed by employers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirby v National Coal Board Description of subject: Kirby v National Coal Board is a notable English tort law case concerning employer liability and the scope of duty of care in workplace injury claims.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.