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Frustration of contract and Covid-19
The effect of Covid-19 on a wide range of contracts, including employment contracts, consumer agreements and insurance, has yet to be...
Robert Spicer
Mar 18, 20214 min read
Personal protective equipment: suitability
Police removal of plants from cannabis factory; personal protective equipment. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992...
Robert Spicer
Mar 7, 20213 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
Mar 3, 20214 min read
Shamima Begum: Supreme Court decision
British citizenship Deprivation decision Case R (on the application of Begum) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission and Others [2021]...
Robert Spicer
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell plc [2021] UKSC 3
The appeal to the Supreme Court concerned claims by 40,000 claimants in Nigeria. They alleged that they had suffered damage resulting...
Robert Spicer
Feb 26, 20212 min read
UBER: SUPREME COURT DECISION February 19, 2021
The decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Uber BV and others v Aslam and others (February 19), can be seen as one of the most...
Robert Spicer
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Badgers and the Prime Minister’s partner
R (on the application of the National Farmers Union and T&G Stone Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Robert Spicer
Feb 19, 20214 min read
Noise abatement, disability discrimination and human rights
In the recent case of R (on the application of Fisher) v Durham County Council (2020), the facts were that Ms F lived alone in a...
Robert Spicer
Feb 14, 20214 min read
UBER AND THE SUPREME COURT
In July 2020 the Supreme Court heard the appeal of Uber BV and others against Aslam and Others. The issues in the appeal were whether...
Robert Spicer
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 introduced a new offence for prosecuting companies and other organisations...
Robert Spicer
Feb 7, 202111 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 31, 20213 min read
SQUATTING AND THE LAW: CRIMINALISATION OF HOMELESSNESS?
Squatting is generally defined as entering land or a building as a trespasser and living there, or intending to live there. English law...
Robert Spicer
Jan 17, 20215 min read
Worker paralysed in roof fall: two companies fined £540,000
Worker paralysed in roof fall: two companies fined £540,000 Health and Safety Executive v Grangewood Builders Ltd and Trenchco Ltd (2018)...
Robert Spicer
Jul 29, 20201 min read
BUPA fined £3million for care home legionnaires disease death
BUPA fined £3million following care home death [remove for online] Health and Safety Executive v BUPA Care Homes Ltd (2018) Ipswich Crown...
Robert Spicer
Jun 20, 20201 min read
Death of worker from crushing in baling machine
Death in baling machine: £250,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v RRS London Waste Papers Ltd (2018) Westminster magistrates’ court,...
Robert Spicer
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Care home death: Company fined £450,000
Death of care home resident: company fined £450,000 Health and Safety Executive v Caring Homes Healthcare Group Ltd (2017) Guildford...
Robert Spicer
Jun 17, 20201 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 7, 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 6, 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 5, 20192 min read
Care home knife wounds: NHS Oxleas Trust fined £300,000
Health and Safety Executive v NHS Oxleas Trust (2018) Central Criminal Court, December 20 Statutory reference: ss. 2 and 3 of the Health...
Robert Spicer
Feb 27, 20191 min read
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