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New Health And Safety Case: Death of Apprentice
Death of apprentice: £75,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tyne Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd (2014) Newcastle Crown Court, January...

Robert Spicer
Jan 27, 20141 min read
New Health And Safety Prosecutions
Unguarded machinery: £8000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Eccleshall Developments Ltd (2013) Sheffield magistrates’ court, December...

Robert Spicer
Jan 25, 20142 min read
New Case On Psychiatric Injury
Psychiatric injury Causation Application of Johnson v Unisys Case Monk v Cann Hall Primary School and Essex County Council [2014] PIQR...

Robert Spicer
Jan 21, 20142 min read
New Disability Discrimination Cases
Notice of disability Agitated behaviour Case Spence v Covidien UK Commercial Ltd (2013) Eq Opp Rev 242:32, Leeds ET Facts Ms S...

Robert Spicer
Dec 28, 20132 min read
Psychiatric Injury at Work
Psychiatric injury Robbery of betting shop Case Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2014] PIQR P4, CA Statute reference ...

Robert Spicer
Dec 16, 20133 min read
New Health and Safety Case
Multiple skull fractures: £7000 fine Health and Safety Executive v B & B Agricultural Sales Ltd (2013) Truro magistrates’ court, December...

Robert Spicer
Dec 15, 20131 min read
New Disability Discrimination Cases
Scepticism as to back pain Case Hemati v Sportec (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and another (2013) Eq Opp Rev 242:30, Watford ET Facts H...

Robert Spicer
Dec 9, 20132 min read
Disability: Back Pain
Disability Infrequent back pain Case Swan v LF Beauty (UK) Ltd (2013) Eq Opp Rev 242:29, Bristol ET Facts S, an employee of LF, was...

Robert Spicer
Dec 8, 20131 min read
Age Discrimination: Court of Appeal Decision
Material differences between age groups Case Lockwood v Department of Work and Pensions (2013) Morning Star, December 6, CA Facts L...

Robert Spicer
Dec 6, 20131 min read
New Constructive Dismissal Case
Fundamental breach of contract Case Wright v North Ayrshire Council (2013) Morning Star, November 22, EAT Facts W was employed by N...

Robert Spicer
Dec 4, 20131 min read
New Employment Law Cases On State And Diplomatic Immunity
Right to fair trial State immunity Case Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan [2013] IRLR 918, EAT Statute reference ...

Robert Spicer
Dec 2, 20131 min read
Work Equipment
Work equipment Reasonable foreseeability Case Hide v The Steeplechase Company (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545...

Robert Spicer
Nov 25, 20131 min read
Crackdown on Benefit Cheats
It was reported yesterday (September 16) that “benefit cheats” could face up to 10 years in prison as part of the Crown Prosecution...

Robert Spicer
Sep 16, 20131 min read
Political prisoners
Huey Newton distinguished two types of political prisoner. First, the great majority, he described as “illegitimate capitalists”. These...

Robert Spicer
Jul 31, 20131 min read
Mine Death
Mine death: £568,000 fines and costs Health and Safety Executive v UK Coal Ltd and Joy Mining Machinery Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court,...

Robert Spicer
Nov 19, 20121 min read
Bristol Health and Safety Prosecution
£12,700 fine Health and Safety Executive v Clear Channel UK Ltd (2012) Bristol magistrates’ court, August 20. Clear Channel UK Ltd, an...

Robert Spicer
Nov 19, 20122 min read
Health and Safety Prosecution
Death of steelworker: £500,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tata Steels UK Ltd (2012) Swansea Crown Court, August 3. Tata Steels UK...

Robert Spicer
Sep 30, 20121 min read
Care Home Death Prosecution
Death in care home: £160,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v New Century Care Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court, September 10. New Century...

Robert Spicer
Sep 13, 20121 min read
Corporate Manslaughter
Second conviction since 2008 JMW Farms Limited, a Northern Irish farming company, has been fined following its conviction for corporate...

Robert Spicer
Jun 10, 20125 min read
Employment of children: Beecroft
In 1815 Robert Owen toured the main factories of Britain. He observed that “in some large factories from one-fourth to one-fifth of the...

Robert Spicer
May 23, 20122 min read
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