The decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Uber BV and others v Aslam and others (February 19), can be seen as one of the most...

R (on the application of the National Farmers Union and T&G Stone Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

In the recent case of R (on the application of Fisher) v Durham County Council (2020), the facts were that Ms F lived alone in a...

In July 2020 the Supreme Court heard the appeal of Uber BV and others against Aslam and Others. The issues in the appeal were whether...

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 introduced a new offence for prosecuting companies and other organisations...

James Atkins and Trevor Atkins have been convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after a woman was electrocuted. In 2017 Deana Simpson...

Crosfield House Limited, a nursing home, has been fined following an incident in which a resident’s leg was repeatedly trapped in a bed...

Foreseeability Pearson v J Ray McDermott Diving International Inc (2009) P was employed by J. He was attending to a diver from a derrick...

Squatting is generally defined as entering land or a building as a trespasser and living there, or intending to live there. English law...

Recent high levels of fines in health and safety prosecutions The highest reported fine in 2019 for health and safety offences was...

The relationship between health and safety and disability discrimination law is illustrated by a number of recent cases. Disability...

Control of workplace noise The Court of Appeal has recently given judgment in a case concerning hearing impairment suffered by an...

Fatal falls Caring Homes Healthcare Group Ltd, the owner and manager of the Coppice Lea Nursing Home in Surrey, was fined £450,000 in...

QC Cream does not refer to an elite group of barristers but to British fortified wine. This drink was formerly known as British sherry,...

The effect of Covid-19 on a wide range of contracts, including employment contracts, consumer agreements and insurance, has yet to be...

Criminal Damage Act 1971, section 1(1): A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another...

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK, ETC. ACT 1974: LEADING CASES (7) Section 37 of the 1974 Act deals with offences by companies. It states, in...

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

Crown Censure proceedings are brought by the Health and Safety Executive as an alternative to criminal prosecutions. These proceedings...

Health and safety cases (6) Section 20, Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act 1974 Section 20 sets out, in detail, the powers of Health...