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Fatal crushing incident on London construction site: CMF Ltd fined £185,000
Fatal crushing incident: company fined £185,000 Health and Safety Executive v CMF Ltd (2017) Southwark Crown Court, April 21 Statutory...

Robert Spicer
Jun 21, 20171 min read
Plymouth mobile elevated work platform death: compnay fined £130,000
Mobile elevated platform death: £130,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Pyeroy Ltd (2017) Plymouth magistrates’ court, June 16...

Robert Spicer
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Health and safety law: the Cinderella of the English legal system: never more important
Health and safety law outwardly appears to be for the benefit of the working class. It has been argued that it was never properly...

Robert Spicer
Jun 19, 20172 min read
Poverty: the reality compared with lawyers’ earnings
Poverty How many practising lawyers know the real meaning of poverty? The income of lawyers, discussed below, should be seen, for...

Robert Spicer
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Severed hand in the workplace: company fined £24,000
Severed hand: £24,000 finE Health and Safety Executive v Pipework Engineering Services Ltd (2017) Birmingham magistrates’ court, May 26...

Robert Spicer
Jun 6, 20171 min read
Nottingham City Council fined after apprentice injured
Lawnmower hand injuries: local authority fined £33,000 Health and Safety Executive v Nottingham City Council (2017) Nottingham Crown...

Robert Spicer
May 30, 20171 min read
Homelessness not a matter of necessity: Lord Denning in London Borough of Southwark v Williams
Hunger and homelessness: London Borough of Southwark v Williams (1971) Homeless families in London squatted in empty houses in Southwark....

Robert Spicer
May 29, 20171 min read
Four workers killed on excavation site: companies and director prosecuted
Multiple deaths on excavation site: two companies and director sentenced Health and Safety Executive v Claxton Engineering Services Ltd,...

Robert Spicer
May 28, 20171 min read
Construction site death from reversing vehicle: two companies fined £20,000 each
Reversing vehicle death: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Cavanna Homes (SW) Ltd and Steve Hoskin Construction Ltd (2017)...

Robert Spicer
May 25, 20171 min read
Death of worker: employer fined £475,000
Death of worker: £475,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v ATE Truck and Trailer Sales Ltd (2017) Wolverhampton Crown Court, May 16...

Robert Spicer
May 24, 20171 min read
Farm death: badly maintained machinery: Penhill farm and owner fined
Farm death: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Penhill Farm Ltd and Selwyn Andrew Thomas Richards (2017) Swansea Crown Court, May...

Robert Spicer
May 23, 20171 min read
Age discrimination:allocation of resources:new Court of Appeal decision
Allocation of resources Proportionate means of achieving legitimate aim Case Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and Others v Harrod...

Robert Spicer
May 21, 20171 min read
Chainsaw laceration: Growing Green Ltd fined £120,000
Chainsaw lacerations: £120,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Growing Green Ltd (2017) Basildon magistrates’ court, May 8 Statutory...

Robert Spicer
May 17, 20171 min read
Race discrimination: stereotypical assumptions: Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary v Bowler
Stereotypical assumptions Unreasonable conduct Case Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary v Bowler (2017) Morning Star, May 5, EAT Facts...

Robert Spicer
May 16, 20171 min read
Religious discrimination: Islamc headscarf: customer complaint:dismissal
Islamic headscarf Customer complaint Case Bougnaoui v Micropole SA (2017) Morning Star, May 12, European Court of Justice Facts B was...

Robert Spicer
May 15, 20171 min read
Class justice: John Wynne and the Royal Mint as exemplar
Class justice Class justice means, essentially, that the principles of justice operate inequitably in favour of one class of people in...

Robert Spicer
Apr 25, 20173 min read
Race and religious discrimination: landmark Supreme Court decision
RACE DISCRIMINATION Indirect discrimination Supreme Court analysis Case Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency); Naeem v...

Robert Spicer
Apr 23, 20173 min read
Nottinghamshire County Council fined £1million after disabled man crushed by tractor
Local authority fined £1million for crushing incident Health and Safety Executive v Nottinghamshire County Council (2017) Nottingham...

Robert Spicer
Apr 22, 20171 min read
Workplace injury: fingers amputated: company fined
Serious hand injuries: construction company fined Health and Safety Executive v Coldmac Ltd (2017) Nuneaton magistrates’ court, March 28...

Robert Spicer
Apr 18, 20171 min read
Workplace laceration injury: employer fined £200,000
Engineering company fined for laceration Health and Safety Executive v Moy Park Ltd (2017) Lincoln Crown Court, April 12 Statutory...

Robert Spicer
Apr 16, 20171 min read
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