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Work experience teenager seriously injured: Radwell International Ltd fined £86,000
Work experience injury: £86,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Radwell International Ltd (2016) Stafford Crown Court, December 2...

Robert Spicer
Dec 18, 20161 min read
Bathurst Mews basement excavation: serious safety breaches: two companies fined
Basement excavation: serious safety breaches: companies fined Health and Safety Executive v Lifehouse (London) Ltd and Nu Space (Design)...

Robert Spicer
Dec 15, 20161 min read
Death of worker on Putney construction site: three companies prosecuted
Construction companies fined after death of worker Health and Safety Executive v St James Group Ltd, Mitchellson Formwork and Civil...

Robert Spicer
Dec 14, 20161 min read
Farm death of 11 year old: drunk tractor driver: prison sentence
Farm death: drunk tractor driver: prison sentence Health and Safety Executive v Gary Green (2016) Leeds Crown Court, December 13...

Robert Spicer
Dec 13, 20161 min read
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
Fidel Castro and social and economic human rights
Fidel Castro: revolutionary hero or tyrannical dictator It is clear that Castro was a supreme guerrilla fighter who led the overthrow of...

Robert Spicer
Nov 27, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: dyslexia: failure to understand needs of employee
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Failure to understand needs of dyslexic employee Case Sangha v Chemicare UK Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:26,...

Robert Spicer
Nov 27, 20161 min read
Race discrimination: Nigerian national: employer’s failure to understand documentation
RACE DISCRIMINATION Home Office checks of Nigerian employee Case Olatinwo v Qualitycourse Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:25, East London ET...

Robert Spicer
Nov 26, 20161 min read
Age discrimination: no true redundancy
AGE DISCRIMINATION No true redundancy Case Demosthenous v Sosa Factory Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:24, Watford ET Facts D was dismissed...

Robert Spicer
Nov 24, 20161 min read
Employment tribunal restricted reporting order: right to private life
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Restricted reporting order Right to private life Case Fallows and others v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] ICR...

Robert Spicer
Nov 23, 20161 min read
Employment tribunals: costs warning: new EAT case: Hussain v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Costs Risk warning Case Hussain v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (2016) Morning Star, October 28, EAT Facts...

Robert Spicer
Nov 21, 20161 min read
Glasgow City Council: settlement agreement set aside for lack of capacity
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Settlement agreement Power to set aside Case Glasgow City Council v Dahhan (2016) Morning Star, November 18, EAT...

Robert Spicer
Nov 19, 20161 min read
Benefit fraud: cost compared with that of the Iraq War
Benefit fraud From time to time, civil servants enforcing welfare benefit rules proudly announce that they have uncovered widespread...

Robert Spicer
Nov 15, 20161 min read
Time limit for claims: proceedings by barrister against Bar Standards Board
Time limits for claims General principles Case O’Connor v Bar Standards Board (2016) The Times, October 7, CA Facts Ms B, a black...

Robert Spicer
Oct 29, 20161 min read
Wasted costs: order for £35,000: successful appeal to EAT
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Wasted costs order Case Isteed v London Borough of Redbridge (2016) UKEAT/0442/14/DA Facts A claimant complained of...

Robert Spicer
Oct 27, 20161 min read
Age discrimination: “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”
AGE DISCRIMINATION Context of remarks Case Khan v Adidas UK Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:27, East London ET Facts K, a Muslim, was employed...

Robert Spicer
Oct 26, 20161 min read
Employment tribunals: time limits: factors to be take into account
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Time limits for claims Discretion of tribunal Case Rathakrishnan v Pizza Express Restaurants (2015)...

Robert Spicer
Oct 24, 20161 min read
Race discrimination: black Muslim employee overlooked for promotion
RACE DISCRIMINATION Black employee overlooked for promotion Case Abubakar v Makro Self Service Wholesalers Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:24,...

Robert Spicer
Oct 23, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: bipolar disorder: Watford ET decision
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Refusal of employee to address process Case Cornelius v London Borough of Haringey (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:23,...

Robert Spicer
Oct 20, 20161 min read
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