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New Employment Law Cases
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Sunday working Proportionate means of achieving legitimate aim Case Mba v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London...

Robert Spicer
Feb 26, 20143 min read
New Health And Safety Case: Death of Apprentice
Death of apprentice: £75,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tyne Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd (2014) Newcastle Crown Court, January...

Robert Spicer
Jan 27, 20141 min read
New Health And Safety Prosecutions
Unguarded machinery: £8000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Eccleshall Developments Ltd (2013) Sheffield magistrates’ court, December...

Robert Spicer
Jan 25, 20142 min read
New Case On Psychiatric Injury
Psychiatric injury Causation Application of Johnson v Unisys Case Monk v Cann Hall Primary School and Essex County Council [2014] PIQR...

Robert Spicer
Jan 21, 20142 min read
Psychiatric Injury at Work
Psychiatric injury Robbery of betting shop Case Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2014] PIQR P4, CA Statute reference ...

Robert Spicer
Dec 16, 20133 min read
New Disability Discrimination Cases
Scepticism as to back pain Case Hemati v Sportec (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and another (2013) Eq Opp Rev 242:30, Watford ET Facts H...

Robert Spicer
Dec 9, 20132 min read
Age Discrimination: Court of Appeal Decision
Material differences between age groups Case Lockwood v Department of Work and Pensions (2013) Morning Star, December 6, CA Facts L...

Robert Spicer
Dec 6, 20131 min read
Work Equipment
Work equipment Reasonable foreseeability Case Hide v The Steeplechase Company (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545...

Robert Spicer
Nov 25, 20131 min read
Vulnerable Witnesses
Witnesses Vulnerability Case Duffy v George [2013] EWCA Civ 908 Facts D was accused of sexual harassment by Ms G, a colleague. She...

Robert Spicer
Sep 28, 20131 min read
Gross Misconduct
Gross misconduct Reasonable response Case Brito-Babapulle v Ealing Hospital NHS Trust (2013) Morning Star, September 27, EAT Facts...

Robert Spicer
Sep 27, 20132 min read
Crackdown on Benefit Cheats
It was reported yesterday (September 16) that “benefit cheats” could face up to 10 years in prison as part of the Crown Prosecution...

Robert Spicer
Sep 16, 20131 min read
Political prisoners
Huey Newton distinguished two types of political prisoner. First, the great majority, he described as “illegitimate capitalists”. These...

Robert Spicer
Jul 31, 20131 min read
Police death fines
Police death: firearms officer and police force fined Health and Safety Executive v Greater Manchester Police and another (2013)...

Robert Spicer
Jul 16, 20132 min read
New Squatting Law
New Squatting Law Squatting is generally defined as entering land or a building as a trespasser and living there, or intending to live...

Robert Spicer
Jul 11, 20135 min read
Crimewatch
Crimewatch:an exemplar of the spectacle of class justice The crimes presented in the Crimewatch television programme by glamorous...

Robert Spicer
May 12, 20132 min read
Schools Liability For Independent Contractors
Woodland v Essex County Council: Supreme Court decision on liability of schools for swimming accidents The tragic consequences of...

Robert Spicer
Mar 31, 20135 min read
Mine Death
Mine death: £568,000 fines and costs Health and Safety Executive v UK Coal Ltd and Joy Mining Machinery Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court,...

Robert Spicer
Nov 19, 20121 min read
Health and Safety Prosecution
Death of steelworker: £500,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tata Steels UK Ltd (2012) Swansea Crown Court, August 3. Tata Steels UK...

Robert Spicer
Sep 30, 20121 min read
Care Home Death Prosecution
Death in care home: £160,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v New Century Care Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court, September 10. New Century...

Robert Spicer
Sep 13, 20121 min read
Bovine TB and the Badger Cull
Later today (11th September 2012), a rally will be held at College Green, Bristol against the planned badger cull. With Queen guitarist,...

Robert Spicer
Sep 10, 20124 min read
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