Albie Sachs considers whether the obligation on the state to promote socio-economic advance should be made a constitutional duty. He...

Kropotkin, Prince Peter (1842-1921) Kropotkin was a Russian geographer and revolutionary. His work included the following comments: *...

Cuba and human rights The Cuban Constitution of 1976 sets out all the rights recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and...

2012 is a year that many have been anticipating more than most. For many Britons, the promise of the Olympics coming to London in the...

Tony Serra Tony Serra, described as a “ponytailed, potsmoking criminal defense attorney famous for fighting the government”, was...

Some of the earliest and most devastating criticisms of English law and lawyers were made by the Levellers in the seventeenth century in...

Mine death: £568,000 fines and costs Health and Safety Executive v UK Coal Ltd and Joy Mining Machinery Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court,...

£12,700 fine Health and Safety Executive v Clear Channel UK Ltd (2012) Bristol magistrates’ court, August 20. Clear Channel UK Ltd, an...

Chapter 1 looks at money. It puts forward the argument that money is the key which unlocks the meaning of English law. It discusses the...

Last month, the Ministry of Justice has released statistics from the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal, covering the...

Robert Spicer’s new book – LAW – has now been published in electronic form on the Amazon Kindle store. The book aims, in general, to set...

Death of steelworker: £500,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tata Steels UK Ltd (2012) Swansea Crown Court, August 3. Tata Steels UK...

The Mythical Art of Advocacy My own view is that the “Art of Advocacy” is essentially mythical. The reality is that, so far as civil...

Death in care home: £160,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v New Century Care Ltd (2012) Leeds Crown Court, September 10. New Century...

Later today (11th September 2012), a rally will be held at College Green, Bristol against the planned badger cull. With Queen guitarist,...

Bristol health and safety prosecution: £12,700 fine Health and Safety Executive v Clear Channel UK Ltd (2012) Bristol magistrates’ court,...

The law of unfair dismissal in the United Kingdom operates, essentially, to protect employees from being dismissed for no good reason....

R v Lion Steel Equipment Ltd (2012) Manchester Crown Court, July 20 In May 2008 Steven Berry, an employee of Lion Steel, a company which...

Comparative health and safety in a war context Reports of health and safety prosecutions cover, with depressing regularity, incidents...

Examples of poor clients who have been denied justice Redundancy Practice as an employment lawyer currently involves an increasing number...