Ask a solicitor: Can a casual worker sue for an injury?

A tractor driver claimed he was injured on the letter writer's farm - could he potentially be sued?

A tractor driver claimed he was injured on the letter writer's farm - could he potentially be sued?

Dear Stephen, 

I don’t have any employees on my farm, but I do get help from casual labourers and contractors - particularly for jobs involving heavy machinery in the busier times of the years.