Dangerous gas work: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Newport City Council (2013) Cwmbran magistrates’ court, June 24 Newport...

Armed forces and health and safety: Supreme Court decision In the case of Smith and others v Ministry of Defence, the Supreme Court has...

Those who mock the “elf’n safety culture” would be well advised to read the following: Farm tractor death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety...

Employment tribunal fees Those of us who advise and provide representation in employment matters have been expecting, with some...

Skip lorry death: £300,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Adis Scaffolding Ltd (2013) Derby Crown Court, June 7. Adis Scaffolding...

Young workers and health and safety Factors known to contribute to the vulnerability of young workers are their inexperience, lack of...

In relation to the current storm of dissent over cuts to legal aid, we are repeatedly told that our legal system is the envy of the world...

The English barristers’ profession guards the gates to its entry with barriers of steel. Aspiring barristers have, in general terms, to...

Changes to employment law The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which received the Royal Assent on April 25, has significantly...

Crimewatch:an exemplar of the spectacle of class justice The crimes presented in the Crimewatch television programme by glamorous...

Law as a weapon of class conflict P. Thompson made the following points about English law in the historical context of class: The common...

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act, which received the Royal Assent on April 25, has significantly changed employees’ rights in...

Legal aid Legal aid was conceived as a cornerstone of the welfare state. The current system was created by the Legal Aid etc Act 1949 as...

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

Examples of poor clients who have been denied justice Redundancy Practice as an employment lawyer currently involves an increasing number...

Woodland v Essex County Council: Supreme Court decision on liability of schools for swimming accidents The tragic consequences of...

Shrewsbury pickets In 1972, building workers held their first ever national strike for decent pay and health & safety at work. Five...

Health and safety law is the Cinderella of the English legal system. It rarely features in law school syllabuses, iunder constant attack...

Poverty is not a legal issue. Poverty exists because wealth is unevenly distributed. The solution for dealing with poverty is the...

Vicarious liability: recent case law developments Vicarious liability means, in general terms in the context of employment, that an...