Robert Spicer
Workplace stress - Part 3
General criminal law There are no reported prosecutions for specific criminal offences in relation to workplace stress. In relation to...
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Robert Spicer
Jun 5, 20193 min read
Miscarriages of justice
Readers might wish to be reminded of the following: Guildford Four. In summary, a group of three men and one woman who were convicted for...
Robert Spicer
Jun 3, 20193 min read
New health and safety prosecutions: fairgrounds, offshore installations and more
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Craig Boswell (2019) Hamilton Sheriff Court, May 20 Statutory reference: s.3 of the Health...
Robert Spicer
Jun 2, 20193 min read
More recent Health and Safety cases
Health and Safety Executive v Centriforce Products Ltd (2019) Liverpool Crown Court, May 13 Statutory reference: S.2 of the Health and...
Robert Spicer
May 7, 20192 min read
Health and safety: new prosecutions
Health and Safety Executive v 2 Sisters Food Group (2019) Doncaster magistrates’ court, March 29 Statutory reference: ss. 2 and 3 of the...
Robert Spicer
May 6, 20192 min read
Health and Safety: recent prosecutions
Health and Safety Executive v Braegate Produce Ltd (2019) Leeds magistrates’ court, April 12 Statutory reference: regulation 4 of the...
Robert Spicer
May 5, 20192 min read
Constructive dismissal
Fundamental breach Unilateral salary cut Case Mostyn v S and P Casuals Ltd [2018] UKEAT/0158/17, Employment Appeal Tribunal Facts M, a...
Robert Spicer
May 2, 20193 min read
Miscarriages of justice
Miscarriages of justice Without going into detail, which is outside the scope of this book, readers might wish to be reminded of the...
Robert Spicer
May 1, 20192 min read
LAW critical analysis - Part 4
Reform proposals In 1986 Lord Gifford QC published proposals for the reform of the justice system, described as a realisable manifesto...
Robert Spicer
Apr 25, 20192 min read
LAW Part 3: the criticism continues
In the interests of fairness and balance, what is good, in summary, about the English legal system? The independence of the judiciary....
Robert Spicer
Apr 24, 20192 min read
LAW: a critical analysis of the English legal system Part 2
Some lawyers who have made a reasonable living from the practice of English law have not embraced the legal system as a saviour or a...
Robert Spicer
Apr 23, 20194 min read
LAW: a critical analysis of the English legal system Part 1: Introduction
He saw a lawyer killing a viper On a dunghill hard by his own stable; and the Devil smiled, for it put him in mind of Cain and his...
Robert Spicer
Apr 15, 20192 min read
Health and Safety Horrors : Universities, Warehouses, Wells, Wind turbines
UNIVERSITIES Bomblet explosion In February 2011 three employees at the Explosives Research Section at Cranfield University were...
Robert Spicer
Apr 13, 20197 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors: Schools, Sporting Estates and Transport
SCHOOLS Repton School staircase injuries In November 2013 Christine Bywater went to Repton School to watch her grandson play football. ...
Robert Spicer
Apr 11, 20195 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors: Recycling, refuse collection, road traffic
RECYCLING Gas cylinder explosion death In June 2009 Tony Johnson was working at Walter Heselwood Ltd’s site in Sheffield. A pressurised...
Robert Spicer
Apr 11, 20193 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors: mines, poisoning, police, prisons
MINES Death of coal miner in roof fall In September 2011 Gerry Gibson was working at Kellingley colliery. He was killed when 15 tonnes of...
Robert Spicer
Apr 9, 20196 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors: Lawnmowers, Lifts and Local authorities
LAWNMOWERS Serious hand injury In March 2014 an employee of New Charter Housing Trust was using a ride-on mower with a grass box...
Robert Spicer
Apr 8, 201931 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors: Industry
INDUSTRY Foundry death from grinder Stuart Stead, an employee of H.I. Quality Steel Castings Ltd, was using a hand-held grinder to work...
Robert Spicer
Apr 7, 20199 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors: hazardous substances and hospitals
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES Release of toxic substances In November 2011 methyl iodide, a highly toxic substance which can affect the central...
Robert Spicer
Mar 28, 20193 min read
The Little Book of Health and Safety Horrors Part 11: Garages and Gas
GARAGES Garage pit fall: serious injuries The injured customer’s car was parked in front of a vehicle inspection pit. Farhad Mashinchi,...
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