Dangerous gas work: suspended prison sentences Health and Safety Executive v Lee Butterworth t/a English Riviera Building Company Ltd and...

The boredom of law Most law is dull. As noted above, Kafka likened reading a law book to eating sawdust. For anyone with a spark of...

This weekend (22nd – 23rd August), two separate horrific incidents occurred at air shows; the first, here in the UK, involved a Hawker...

In a speech to the Bar Council in November 2006, Lord Steyn put forward the following views: President Bush was guilty of high crimes...

Over the weekend (15th August), the New York Times published an article concerning the various workplace practices of Amazon, the world’s...

Death in unguarded machinery: £400,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v DS Smith Paper Ltd (2015) Exeter Crown Court, August 11 DS...

The Levellers Some of the earliest and most devastating criticisms of English law and lawyers were made by the Levellers in the...

Following protests around the UK this weekend, today (10th August 2015), farming unions are meeting to discuss falling milk prices. The...

Amputated fingers: £8000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Severn Valley Woodworks Ltd (2015) Stroud magistrates’ court, August 3 Severn...

Molten sulphur burns: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Total Lindsey Oil Refinery (2015) Grimsby magistrates’ court, June 12...

Care homes: recent prosecutions Prosecutions of care home owners (whether individuals or companies) for serious breaches of health and...

SEX DISCRIMINATION £800,000 compensation Case Marks v Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Trust (2016) Eq Opp Rev 269:31, Nottingham ET Facts M...

Lord Sewel has resigned from his positions as the Lords’ Deputy speaker and chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee amid...

RACE DISCRIMINATION Immigration status Case Taiwo v Olaigbe and Onu v Akwiwu (2016) Morning Star, August 5, Supreme Court Facts Two...

RACE DISCRIMINATION Promotion Harassment Case Lungu v Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police (2015) Eq Opp Rev 259:23, Bristol ET Facts L,...

Asbestos exposure: prison sentence Health and Safety Executive v Brian Roberts (2015) Llandudno magistrates’ court, June 12 Brian...

Fair ride injury: £1500 fine Health and Safety Executive v Patrick McGeough (2015) Northampton Crown Court, May 19 Patrick McGeough, the...

Latest press reports indicate that the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War, which has been running for six years, has now cost £10 million....

Across Greece this week (w/c 29th June 2015), banks will be closed and cash withdrawals limited to €60 (£42) ahead of the deadline for a...

Hospital death: £40,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Highland Health Board (2015) Inverness Sheriff Court, July 7...