The case of John Wynne and the Royal Mint The case of John Wynne, employed by the Royal Mint at Llantrisant, South Wales, has highlighted...

Asbestos exposure: £22,400 fine Health and Safety Executive v Labform Ltd (2015) Ipswich magistrates’ court, May 12 Labform Ltd, a...

Cuban prisons are overcrowded, unhygienic and unhealthy. This can be compared with the position in the United Kingdom and the United...

Human Rights Watch acknowledged advances in education and healthcare for the general population but lamented that they were not matched...

Fall death: suspended prison sentence Health and Safety Executive v Tameem Shafi and Mohammed Shafi Karbhari (2015) Preston Crown Court,...

Foundry death: £150,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v H.I. Quality Steel Castings Ltd (2015) Sheffield Crown Court, May 11 H.I....

Bill Bowring’s discussion of human rights includes the following: • There is a clear conflict between the Western conception of rights as...

It now seems certain that the government will abolish the Human Rights Act. This can be seen as a clear move towards totalitarianism:...

Overturned tractor: serious injuries: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Bristol City Council (2015) Bristol magistrates’ court,...

Quarry explosion: £30,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v WCD Sleeman and Sons Ltd (2015) Barnstaple magistrates’ court, February 27...

Care home death: £335,000 fines and costs Health and Safety Executive v GA Projects Ltd and Mohammed Zarook (2015) Luton Crown Court,...

This cultural divide is also illustrated by obituaries of barristers, for example: “The affetato misto in the Jager-Stubli in the Bernese...

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into effect on April 6, 2008. Its enactment followed years of discussion,...

HEALTH AND SAFETY Claimant’s misconduct Case AB v Chief Constable of X Constabulary [2015] IRLR 284, High Court Facts AB was an...

Thompson referred to lawyers employed in the service of those who are working out means of avoiding tax and estate duties, setting up...

We have been invited by the Bar Council to take part in a mission to Kazakhstan to promote the legal services of the Bar. The invitation...

Orkney excavator crushing death: £12,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v William George Sinclair Reid t/a E&M...

Advocacy A standard text on practical hints for advocacy at the Bar makes the following points: It is generally accepted throughout the...

Corporate manslaughter: company and owner sentenced R v Peter Mawson and Peter Mawson Ltd (2015) Preston Crown Court, February 3 Peter...

Paris Commune For ten weeks in 1871, workers, artisans, students and veterans of revolutions took control of the second largest city in...