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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
Psychiatric Injury
Robbery of Betting Shop Case Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2014] PIQR P4, CA Statute reference Management of Health and...

Robert Spicer
Jan 18, 20143 min read
Disability Discrimination Case Summaries
4.001 COMPENSATION AWARD Increased workload Case Burke v Clinton Cards plc & Walker (2012) Eq Opp Rev 32:221 Facts Mrs B was employed by...

Robert Spicer
Jan 15, 20142 min read
Disability Discrimination: Sample Of New Publication
4.055 TIME LIMIT Continuing act Case Novak v Phones 4U Ltd [2013] Eq LR 349, EAT Statute reference Disability Discrimination Act 1995...

Robert Spicer
Jan 12, 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
The Levellers on Law
The Levellers Some of the earliest and most devastating criticisms of English law and lawyers were made by the Levellers in the...

Robert Spicer
Dec 21, 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
Saudi Arms Inquiry
The story of the Saudi Arms Inquiry throws mainstream criminal law and criminology theories into chaos and illustrates the application of...

Robert Spicer
Nov 28, 20133 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
Judicial Killing
Philosophical and moral objections to judicial killing These include the following: George Orwell’s description of an execution in...

Robert Spicer
Nov 21, 20132 min read
Workplace Stress
The law related to workplace stress continues to develop. The main issues for consideration in cases of alleged illness caused by...

Robert Spicer
Nov 16, 20134 min read
B-52 Two
B-52 Two In May 2007 Phil Pritchard & Toby Olditch, known as the B-52 Two, were acquitted of conspiracy to cause criminal damage. They...

Robert Spicer
Oct 30, 20132 min read
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