Is the relationship between employer and employee in itself necessarily stressful? If one takes the view that the relationship between...

Bullying The dictionary definition of “bully” is a person who makes him or herself a terror to the weak or defenceless. Bullying at work...

Physical symptoms It is generally accepted that workplace stress can result in physical symptoms, for example: Cardio-vascular disease...

TERMINOLOGY Definition of stress The widest definition of stress is anything which makes a person tense, angry, frustrated or angry. This...

General criminal law There are no reported prosecutions for specific criminal offences in relation to workplace stress. In relation to...

Readers might wish to be reminded of the following: Guildford Four. In summary, a group of three men and one woman who were convicted for...

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Craig Boswell (2019) Hamilton Sheriff Court, May 20 Statutory reference: s.3 of the Health...

Health and Safety Executive v Centriforce Products Ltd (2019) Liverpool Crown Court, May 13 Statutory reference: S.2 of the Health and...

Health and Safety Executive v 2 Sisters Food Group (2019) Doncaster magistrates’ court, March 29 Statutory reference: ss. 2 and 3 of the...

Health and Safety Executive v Braegate Produce Ltd (2019) Leeds magistrates’ court, April 12 Statutory reference: regulation 4 of the...

Fundamental breach Unilateral salary cut Case Mostyn v S and P Casuals Ltd [2018] UKEAT/0158/17, Employment Appeal Tribunal Facts M, a...

Miscarriages of justice Without going into detail, which is outside the scope of this book, readers might wish to be reminded of the...

Reform proposals In 1986 Lord Gifford QC published proposals for the reform of the justice system, described as a realisable manifesto...

In the interests of fairness and balance, what is good, in summary, about the English legal system? The independence of the judiciary....

Some lawyers who have made a reasonable living from the practice of English law have not embraced the legal system as a saviour or a...

He saw a lawyer killing a viper On a dunghill hard by his own stable; and the Devil smiled, for it put him in mind of Cain and his...

UNIVERSITIES Bomblet explosion In February 2011 three employees at the Explosives Research Section at Cranfield University were...

SCHOOLS Repton School staircase injuries In November 2013 Christine Bywater went to Repton School to watch her grandson play football. ...

RECYCLING Gas cylinder explosion death In June 2009 Tony Johnson was working at Walter Heselwood Ltd’s site in Sheffield. A pressurised...

MINES Death of coal miner in roof fall In September 2011 Gerry Gibson was working at Kellingley colliery. He was killed when 15 tonnes of...