Law books are almost always prohibitively expensive. Some titles, costing hundreds of pounds, are marketed as “essential” texts. They...

Molten metal burns: £200,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tata Steel Ltd (2015) Swansea Crown Court, February 16 Tata Steel Ltd has...

Earlier this week, the civil justice council released a report proposing an online court system for dealing with claims up to £25,000....

The news that a 91-year old former PE teacher has been jailed for 9 years for sexually abusing schoolboys raises a number of points: 1....

SEX DISCRIMINATION Employment tribunal fees Case R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor (No.2) [2015] IRLR 99, High Court...

Benefit Fraud From time to time, civil servants enforcing welfare benefit rules proudly announce that they have uncovered widespread...

Death fall: company and subcontractors fined Health and Safety Executive v Alumet Renewable Technologies Ltd, Midlands Solar Solutions...

Extracts highly relevant to lawyers include: * The is little that many industrial nations can show our region since half their youths are...

Offshore death: £100,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Bilfinger Salamis UK Ltd (2015) Aberdeen Sheriff Court,...

Construction site welfare and safety standards: £13,000 fines Health and Safety Executive v Keith Bell and KW Bell Group Ltd (2014)...

Health and Safety Executive v Western Park Leicester Ltd (2014) Leicester Crown Court, January 23. A company which owns a care home in...

Health and Safety Executive v Stagecraft Display Ltd (2014) Llandrindod Wells magistrates’ court, January 21. Stagecraft Display Ltd has...

Yesterday, it was widely reported that a five year old boy had been sent an invoice for £15.95 for missing his friend’s birthday party....

One of the more depressing consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre is the assertion by French, and some English politicians, that...

Bus drivers in London are today (13th January 2015) participating in a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions. Members of the Unite union...

And so we begin 2015 with news that every employment lawyer already knows – the employment tribunal fees are putting off potential...

Recycling industry death: £150,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v European Metal Recycling Ltd (2014) Warwickshire Crown Court,...

The Labour government which came to power in 1945 was committed to replace charitable good works in essential public services with...

Health and Safety Executive v Amalgamated Construction Ltd, Metal Innovations Ltd and National Coal Mining Trust (2014) Sheffield Crown...

Crushing death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Complete Utilities Ltd (2014) Gloucester Crown Court, December 12 Complete...