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Legal comparisons, old and new<br />

Old laws Model Laws<br />

Primarily based around the<br />

employment relationship, with<br />

others ‘deemed’ or associated with<br />

primary duties<br />

Primary duties owed to all<br />

‘workers’ who ‘perform work for’<br />

the entity<br />

Contractor management a key<br />

issue<br />

Various ‘upstream duties’ Clarifies upstream duties,<br />

manufacturers, suppliers,<br />

constructors<br />

Standard of duty varies across<br />

different jurisdictions<br />

All jurisdictions will require duties<br />

to be discharged ‘so far as<br />

reasonably practicable’<br />

Freehills 11

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