Fatal crush injuries: £166,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Imperial Commercials Ltd (2015) Warwick Crown Court, November 19...

Unsafe care home excavations: £2000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Brierstone Ltd (2015) Trafford magistrates’ court, November 13...

Camus, The Fall This is the story of a successful barrister who appears to be the epitome of good citizenship and decent behaviour....

Death from crushing injuries: £180,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Morgan Technical Ceramics Ltd (2015) Chester Crown Court,...

Alternative practice The practice of law in an alternative way attempts to address the fact that the poor are denied justice and to...

Death of psychiatric patient: Scottish Health Board fined Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v NHS Ayrshire and Arran (2015)...

The Ogden Tables These Tables took their name from Michael Ogden QC who was the chair of the working party which first drew them up. They...

At midnight on January 16, 1920, alcohol was criminalised in the United States of America. The Volstead Act, the Eighteenth Amendment to...

Care home scalding: company and employee fined Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Sharon Dunlop and Real Life Options (2015)...

EP Thompson Thompson was a leading English historian, writer and peace campaigner. His leading work is generally recognised to be The...

Scaffolding death: £40,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Extra Access Ltd (2015) Hamilton Sheriff Court, July 31...

The original concept of the Law Centre was a service of salaried solicitors and legal workers who would be able to devote themselves to...

Sita UK fined £200,000 for telehandler injury Health and Safety Executive v Sita UK Ltd (2015) Preston Crown Court, October13 Sita UK Ltd...

The US retail giant Amazon has filed a lawsuit against 1,114 anonymous reviewers for making “false, misleading and inauthentic” reviews...

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UNFAIR DISMISSAL Reasonableness Case Newbound v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2015] IRLR 734, CA Statute reference Employment Rights Act...

Hydrogen explosion: £80,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Catalloy Ltd (2015) Warrington Crown Court, September 25 Catalloy Ltd, a...

The car industry has been rocked by the admission that the biggest car maker in the world, Volkswagen, have cheated emissions tests in...

The role of the employment tribunal as a cheap, quick and informal means of settling employment disputes looks set to become a footnote...

Self-employment: significant changes in the law Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act 1974 states that it shall be the...