General criminal law There are no reported prosecutions for specific criminal offences in relation to workplace stress. In relation to...

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...

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Craig Boswell (2019) Hamilton Sheriff Court, May 20 Statutory reference: s.3 of the Health...

Health and Safety Executive v Centriforce Products Ltd (2019) Liverpool Crown Court, May 13 Statutory reference: S.2 of the Health and...

Health and Safety Executive v 2 Sisters Food Group (2019) Doncaster magistrates’ court, March 29 Statutory reference: ss. 2 and 3 of the...

Health and Safety Executive v Braegate Produce Ltd (2019) Leeds magistrates’ court, April 12 Statutory reference: regulation 4 of the...

Fundamental breach Unilateral salary cut Case Mostyn v S and P Casuals Ltd [2018] UKEAT/0158/17, Employment Appeal Tribunal Facts M, a...

Miscarriages of justice Without going into detail, which is outside the scope of this book, readers might wish to be reminded of the...

Reform proposals In 1986 Lord Gifford QC published proposals for the reform of the justice system, described as a realisable manifesto...

In the interests of fairness and balance, what is good, in summary, about the English legal system? The independence of the judiciary....

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...

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...

UNIVERSITIES Bomblet explosion In February 2011 three employees at the Explosives Research Section at Cranfield University were...

SCHOOLS Repton School staircase injuries In November 2013 Christine Bywater went to Repton School to watch her grandson play football. ...

RECYCLING Gas cylinder explosion death In June 2009 Tony Johnson was working at Walter Heselwood Ltd’s site in Sheffield. A pressurised...

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...

LAWNMOWERS Serious hand injury In March 2014 an employee of New Charter Housing Trust was using a ride-on mower with a grass box...

INDUSTRY Foundry death from grinder Stuart Stead, an employee of H.I. Quality Steel Castings Ltd, was using a hand-held grinder to work...

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES Release of toxic substances In November 2011 methyl iodide, a highly toxic substance which can affect the central...

GARAGES Garage pit fall: serious injuries The injured customer’s car was parked in front of a vehicle inspection pit. Farhad Mashinchi,...