Robert Spicer
WORKERS: HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTION
WORKERS: HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTION Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order...
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Robert Spicer
Mar 3, 20214 min read
Two bites of the cherry? Tribunal and court claims for workplace injury and diseases
Most civil claims for compensation for personal injury, and many employment tribunal claims, are settled by compromise agreements before...
Robert Spicer
Jan 31, 20213 min read
More recent health and safety prosecutions
James Atkins and Trevor Atkins have been convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after a woman was electrocuted. In 2017 Deana Simpson...
Robert Spicer
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Recent health and safety prosecutions
Crosfield House Limited, a nursing home, has been fined following an incident in which a resident’s leg was repeatedly trapped in a bed...
Robert Spicer
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Negligence and health and safety: leading cases (2)
Foreseeability Pearson v J Ray McDermott Diving International Inc (2009) P was employed by J. He was attending to a diver from a derrick...
Robert Spicer
Jan 14, 20214 min read
Health and safety large fines
Recent high levels of fines in health and safety prosecutions The highest reported fine in 2019 for health and safety offences was...
Robert Spicer
Jan 10, 20214 min read
Disability discrimination and health and safety
The relationship between health and safety and disability discrimination law is illustrated by a number of recent cases. Disability...
Robert Spicer
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Noise control at Royal Opera House
Control of workplace noise The Court of Appeal has recently given judgment in a case concerning hearing impairment suffered by an...
Robert Spicer
Jan 2, 202110 min read
Health and safety horrors in care homes
Fatal falls Caring Homes Healthcare Group Ltd, the owner and manager of the Coppice Lea Nursing Home in Surrey, was fined £450,000 in...
Robert Spicer
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Directors’ liability for health and safety offences
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK, ETC. ACT 1974: LEADING CASES (7) Section 37 of the 1974 Act deals with offences by companies. It states, in...
Robert Spicer
Nov 25, 20203 min read
More Health and Safety cases
Health and safety cases (6) Section 20, Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act 1974 Section 20 sets out, in detail, the powers of Health...
Robert Spicer
Nov 20, 20202 min read
More Health and Safety cases
Health and Safety at Work Act leading cases (5) Section 6: Injury during trials of dummy mine Case: McKay v Unwin Pyrotechnics Ltd (1991)...
Robert Spicer
Nov 18, 20202 min read
More interesting cases on the Health and Safety at Work Act
Health and Safety at Work Act leading cases (4) Reasonable practicability R v Nelson Group Services (Maintenance) Ltd (1999) N Ltd...
Robert Spicer
Aug 27, 20206 min read
Health and safety at work - leading cases - Part 2
REAL RISK Death of child R v Porter (2008) P was the headmaster of a private school aged 3 to 16. The school had two playgrounds, access...
Robert Spicer
Aug 6, 20206 min read
Health and safety general definitions - Part 3
PRACTICABLE Stricter standard Adsett v K & L Steel Founders and Engineers Ltd (1953) A worked in a foundry. His job was to shovel various...
Robert Spicer
Jul 30, 20206 min read
Health and safety: general definitions - Part 2
IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT Work away from employer’s premises General Cleaning Contractors Ltd v Christmas (1952) C was cleaning a sash...
Robert Spicer
Jul 23, 20206 min read
Health and safety cases: General health and safety terms - Part 1
ACCIDENT Back injury caused by repeated lifting of patients Mullen v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2002) M was employed as an...
Robert Spicer
Jul 16, 20206 min read
Health and safety cases: floors, passages and stairs
This compilation of interesting cases dealing with health and safety aspects of floors, passages and stairs, has been compiled by...
Robert Spicer
Jul 9, 20204 min read
Health and safety: Equipment cases
Employment lawyers based in Clifton, Bristol, have researched the following cases dealing with the meaning of equipment, which it is...
Robert Spicer
Jul 2, 20206 min read
Health and Safety case law: damages
Employment lawyers in Clifton, Bristol, have summarised the leading cases in this area as follows: Exacerbation of pre-existing condition...
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