FW Farnsworth Ltd and another company v Lacy and others
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
Summary The judgment is available at: [2012] EWHC 2830 (Ch) Read more
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Yapp v Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
Summary The judgment is available at: [2013] EWHC 1098 (QB) Read more
Consultation: Amendment to employer debt regulations
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
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Consultation: Revised Approved Code of Practice—Workplace health, safety and welfare—CD253 (L24)
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
Background Following an initial consultation in June 2012, the HSE decided to revise, consolidate or withdraw a number of ACOPs, in line with the recommendation of the November 2011 Löfstedt report, ‘Reclaiming health and safety for all’. In his report Professor Löfstedt recommended HSE should... Read more
Shetty v Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company and other companies
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
Summary The judgment is available at: [2013] EWHC 1152 (Ch) Read more
Press Release: New regulations on preventing sharps injuries in the healthcare sector
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
The Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations will see a number of additional requirements placed on healthcare professionals, including: • implementing effective arrangements for the safe use and disposal of sharps, including promoting the use of 'safer sharps' where... Read more
Taylor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
Summary The judgment is available at: [2013] EWCA Civ 496 Read more
Press Release: Company fined for excavation failings
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
The injured employee was excavating a basement to support a new school building. However, concrete to fix the posts for a supporting wall had been overpoured and the excess had to be chipped away with a manually-operated hydraulic breaker. As a result of this work, the face of the excavation,... Read more
MOD may face legal action over 'misleading' armed forces redundancy and pensions information
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
The Ministry of Defence has admitted it has changed its redundancy information and made adjustments to its online redundancy payment calculator following complaints it failed to inform soldiers about the rules covering pensions and redundancy payments which penalised soldiers who had left the army... Read more
Queen's Speech 2013: Deregulation Bill
Created on: May 13, 2013 2:25:00 PM
The Bill aims to: • reduce or remove burdens on businesses • facilitate growth • reduce or remove burdens on public bodies, the taxpayer or individuals • repeal legislation which is no longer of practical use Provisions which could be repealed include: • a duty to require non-economic regulators... Read more
