Robert Spicer
Employment law
Employment law In the context of general employment law the rules have become so detailed, complex and obscure that non-lawyers have...
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Robert Spicer
Jul 31, 20131 min read
Political prisoners
Huey Newton distinguished two types of political prisoner. First, the great majority, he described as “illegitimate capitalists”. These...
Robert Spicer
Jul 25, 20134 min read
E P Thompson on law
EP Thompson Thompson was a leading English historian, writer and peace campaigner. His leading work is generally recognised to be The...
Robert Spicer
Jul 20, 20134 min read
“No win no fee”
“No win no fee”, in reality, is a grotesque over-simplification which reflects the naïve innocence of clients. It has developed into an...
Robert Spicer
Jul 16, 20132 min read
Police death fines
Police death: firearms officer and police force fined Health and Safety Executive v Greater Manchester Police and another (2013)...
Robert Spicer
Jul 11, 20135 min read
New Squatting Law
New Squatting Law Squatting is generally defined as entering land or a building as a trespasser and living there, or intending to live...
Robert Spicer
Jun 27, 20132 min read
Recent health and safety prosecution
Dangerous gas work: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Newport City Council (2013) Cwmbran magistrates’ court, June 24 Newport...
Robert Spicer
Jun 22, 20134 min read
Armed forces and health and safety
Armed forces and health and safety: Supreme Court decision In the case of Smith and others v Ministry of Defence, the Supreme Court has...
Robert Spicer
Jun 19, 20132 min read
Bristol health and safety death prosecution
Those who mock the “elf’n safety culture” would be well advised to read the following: Farm tractor death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety...
Robert Spicer
Jun 15, 20132 min read
Fees in employment tribunals
Employment tribunal fees Those of us who advise and provide representation in employment matters have been expecting, with some...
Robert Spicer
Jun 9, 20132 min read
Recent health and safety prosecutions
Skip lorry death: £300,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Adis Scaffolding Ltd (2013) Derby Crown Court, June 7. Adis Scaffolding...
Robert Spicer
Jun 6, 20134 min read
Young workers
Young workers and health and safety Factors known to contribute to the vulnerability of young workers are their inexperience, lack of...
Robert Spicer
Jun 3, 20131 min read
The envy of the world
In relation to the current storm of dissent over cuts to legal aid, we are repeatedly told that our legal system is the envy of the world...
Robert Spicer
May 29, 20132 min read
The pupillage disgrace
The English barristers’ profession guards the gates to its entry with barriers of steel. Aspiring barristers have, in general terms, to...
Robert Spicer
May 29, 20132 min read
Changes to employment law
Changes to employment law The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which received the Royal Assent on April 25, has significantly...
Robert Spicer
May 12, 20132 min read
Crimewatch
Crimewatch:an exemplar of the spectacle of class justice The crimes presented in the Crimewatch television programme by glamorous...
Robert Spicer
May 10, 20131 min read
LAW – Robert’s New Book – Another Extract – EP Thompson On Class Justice
Law as a weapon of class conflict P. Thompson made the following points about English law in the historical context of class: The common...
Robert Spicer
May 4, 20133 min read
Health and safety under attack
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act, which received the Royal Assent on April 25, has significantly changed employees’ rights in...
Robert Spicer
Apr 27, 20132 min read
Legal aid
Legal aid Legal aid was conceived as a cornerstone of the welfare state. The current system was created by the Legal Aid etc Act 1949 as...
Robert Spicer
Apr 20, 20139 min read
Alternative practice
Alternative practice The practice of law in an alternative way attempts to address the fact that the poor are denied justice and to...
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