Employers' Liability.

The Employers' Liability Acts have practically but not entirely abolished the doctrine of common employment. In other respects the law is similar to that proposed by the Bill now before Parliament, save that a contractor is liable for injuries sustained by the employe of a sub-contractor. The Government assume the same liability for their workmen as that of any other employer.

Workmen first and contractors after have a lien taking precedence of all other mortgages or charges on land and chattels for work done by them.