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Fairground death of worker on Twister ride: £47,000 fine
Fairground death: £47,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Stevens Amusements Ltd (2016) Northampton Crown Court, December 5 Statutory...

Robert Spicer
Dec 12, 20161 min read
Death on public footpath by trampling from cows:farmer given suspended sentence
Death and injury from cows: suspended sentence for farmer Health and Safety Executive v Brian Godwin (2016) Swindon Crown Court, December...

Robert Spicer
Dec 11, 20161 min read
Working class: judicial interpretations
Working classes The phrase “working class” has significant legal connotations and has been the subject of judicial definition in a number...

Robert Spicer
Jul 25, 20162 min read
Freelance interpreters: whether employees: Court of Appeal decision
Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of “employee”: freelance interpreters Case Secretary of State for Justice v Windle and Arada...

Robert Spicer
Jul 20, 20161 min read
Liverpool demolition site crushing injuries: £40,000 fine
Demolition crush injuries: £40,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Complete Demolition Ltd (2016) Liverpool Crown Court, July 8...

Robert Spicer
Jul 12, 20161 min read
Leeds adult day care centre death
Day care centre death: suspended prison sentence for support worker Health and Safety Executive v Tracey Ann Gilboy (2016) Leeds Crown...

Robert Spicer
Jul 10, 20161 min read
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust fined £200,000 for trolley safety failures
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust fined £200,000 for safety failings Health and Safety Executive v Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation...

Robert Spicer
May 31, 20161 min read
British Telecommunications fined £600,000 after workers seriously injured in falls from height
British Telecommunications PLC has been fined after two of its employees were seriously injured in falls from height. Significant points...

Robert Spicer
May 30, 20161 min read
BUPA Care Homes fined £400,000 for Cumbria care home bedrail failures
Care home company fined £400,000 for bedrail failures Health and Safety Executive v BUPA Care Homes (CFC Homes) Ltd, Carlisle Crown...

Robert Spicer
May 28, 20162 min read
The irrelevance of property law to the propertyless
For many people, their main contact with lawyers is dealing with the solicitor who handles the procedure of buying and selling houses....

Robert Spicer
May 26, 20161 min read
Lithuanian worker killed in unguarded machinery: employer given suspended sentence
Crushing death: suspended prison sentence Health and Safety Executive v Gordon Leach t/a RGE Engineering Company (2016) Peterborough...

Robert Spicer
May 25, 20161 min read
Ebbw Vale factory explosion: worker injured: £40,000 fine
Health and Safety Executive v Sears Manufacturing Company (Europe) Ltd (2016) Cwmbran magistrates’ court, April 22 Sears Manufacturing, a...

Robert Spicer
Apr 27, 20161 min read
Asbestos disturbance: two companies fined: when will they ever learn?
Asbestos disturbance: £10,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v 24-Hour Maintenance Services Ltd and Firestone Estates Ltd (2016)...

Robert Spicer
Apr 25, 20161 min read
Argyll shellfish diving safety failures: contractor fined £4000
Shellfish diving safety failures: £4000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Douglas Cameron (2016) Campbell Sheriff Court,...

Robert Spicer
Apr 21, 20161 min read
Death of forklift truck driver: steel fabrication company fined £135,000
Death of forklift truck operator: £135,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Severfield (UK) Ltd (2016) Teesside Crown Court, April 13...

Robert Spicer
Apr 19, 20161 min read
Landmark Supreme Court health and safety decision: Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP
Personal protective equipment Case Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP [2016] ICR 325, Supreme Court Statute reference Personal Protective...

Robert Spicer
Apr 17, 20162 min read
The law industry, money fetishism and the legal profession
The law industry If all law were to be abolished, which is not necessarily to argue that it should be, then thousands of workers in the...

Robert Spicer
Mar 29, 20162 min read
Kent private swimming pool roof fall: solar panel company fined
Roof fall: £153,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v PV Solar UK Ltd (2016) Canterbury Crown Court, March 21 PV Solar UK Ltd, a solar...

Robert Spicer
Mar 28, 20161 min read
Vicarious liability: landmark Supreme Court judgment: Cox v Ministry of Justice
VICARIOUS LIABILITY Relationship between an individual and a defendant Case Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10 Facts Mrs Cox ( C )...

Robert Spicer
Mar 22, 20162 min read
Derbyshire waste management crushing death: £136,000 fine
Waste management crushing death: £136,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Rainbow Waste Management Ltd (2016) Derby Crown Court,...

Robert Spicer
Feb 27, 20161 min read
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