The recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Hague v Rotary Yorkshire Limited (2015) has clarified the power of the Health and Safety Executive’s
The recent tragic death of a child in a London park when a tree limb collapsed has once again brought into focus the requirement for
We all do it at some time. We take a short cut, we take a risk or we do something that we know we shouldn’t
Over the last few years, 10 children have been tragically killed by falling goalposts. The majority of these cases have involved children being hit by
In recent years, electronic cigarettes or ‘e-cigarettes’ have increased hugely in popularity as an alternative to smoking or as a means of giving up smoking.
A landlady has been fined £160,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 prosecution costs for breaking fire safety laws following a fatal fire in one of
On the 12th of March this year the limit of £20,000 for health and safety offences tried through the Magistrates’ Court was removed and fines
An inquest jury has found that Thomas Cook was in breach of their “duty of care” after two children died from carbon monoxide poisoning while
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) contain a number of provisions regarding rest breaks, one being that in any 24 hour period an employee is
When it comes to health and safety legislation, it seems change is here to stay. Whatever way you look at it, the burden upon employers
