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“No one knew asbestos was dangerous…”

The 1931 Asbestos Industry Regulations were designed to protect the safety of workers in the Asbestos Industry and factories from the risks to health from working with asbestos.

April 26, 2016

Andrew James

Opinion

TTIP and the return of asbestos

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a series of trade negotiations that have been going on for three years in near complete secrecy between the EU and US.

April 22, 2016

Andrew James

Opinion

Robertson v Robertson [2016] – To be, or not to be, a matrimonial asset

In Robertson v Robertson [2016] Mr Justice Holman had to decide whether the husband’s shareholding in ASOS, which he owned two years prior to the parties meeting and beginning their...

April 22, 2016
Opinion

Asbestos in schools

The recent closure of a school in Blurton, Stoke on Trent because of the dangers of asbestos in the building highlights a problem that is likely to get worse.

April 21, 2016

Andrew James

Opinion

Driverless cars: Safer UK Roads?

Last month, the Government announced £20 million funding for eight autonomous vehicle projects aimed at developing driverless car technology. According to Business Secretary Sajid Javid, this will “make getting from...

April 20, 2016
Blog

Work accidents – can my employer really be held at fault for a negligent act of my work colleague?

Accidents at work can happen in a variety of situations, whether it be working on a shop floor and you slip or trip, working in a warehouse and you are…

April 20, 2016

Karen Mann

Blog

Thematic Report into mental health and prison deaths identifies key areas for improvement but why hasn’t real action already been taken to learn lessons from past failures?

A recent report published by the Prison & Probation Ombudsman (PPO) shines a light on the poor state of mental health services in our prisons and collates the key lessons…

April 19, 2016
Opinion

Can we fund justice?

Access to Justice is in crisis. There has been a resounding battle cry to try and save it for a decade or more, with the need for action getting only...

April 18, 2016
Blog

Parental Child Abduction – The Pitfalls and how to avoid them

Many parents may be unaware that they are not necessarily entitled to take their children out of the country without the other parent's consent. In fact in England and Wales,...

April 18, 2016
Blog
  • asbestos
  • mesothelioma

£5m for National Mesothelioma Centre of Excellence

The Chancellor’s Budget announcement that the government would give £5m to establish a National Mesothelioma Centre of Excellence was greeted with surprise by many who work with asbestos disease victims...

April 15, 2016

Andrew James

Opinion

Update on Pleural Plaques

In Scotland a recent test case doubled the level of compensation for a worker who developed pleural plaques on his lungs as a result of being exposed to asbestos. His...

April 12, 2016

Andrew James

Opinion

Brexit and Air Pollution

A vote to leave the EU could weaken air quality legislation at a time when air pollution is killing thousands of UK citizens every year On 23 June 2016, the…

April 11, 2016

Claire Brigham

Opinion

Safeguards on Sentencing

The Sentencing Guidelines Council’s current consultation on updating guidelines for reduction in sentences for guilty pleas must cause concern for defence practitioners. We have long been concerned about the effect...

April 11, 2016

Ruth Harris

Opinion

Transparent or just slightly less opaque?

In 2014 Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division issued new guidance in relation to the publication of judgments in the family courts. The guidance distinguished between two classes…

April 8, 2016
Opinion
  • general-crime

Proposed changes to pre-charge bail: the good and the bad

The Policing and Crime Bill is working its way through Parliament into law. It follows the lengthy consultation and proposals for legislation released by the Home Office in March 2015.…

April 7, 2016

Michael Ackah

Opinion

Can footballers save the council estates for tomorrow’s footballers?

We recently read an article about footballers getting involved in providing social housing and it got us thinking about their reasons and whether they might succeed.

April 5, 2016
Opinion

Temporary accommodation: a permanent problem?

Since 2010 there has been a rise of 33% in the number of people accepted as homeless by local council boroughs with projected increases to come – so it was...

April 1, 2016
Blog

Update on children’s guardians attending court hearings

A local practice direction relating to the attendance of children’s guardians at court hearings has been revised following a threat of judicial review by Nagalro, the professional association for independent…

March 31, 2016
Opinion

Are we entering a new era of openness in the NHS?

At a Global Patient Safety Summit earlier this month, it was announced that for the first time health trusts in England have been ranked on their ability to learn from…

March 31, 2016
Blog

The Policing and Crime Bill promises major reform of the police complaints process but without true independence for the IPCC, can the system really regain public trust?

Last month, the Government announced the detail of the Policing and Crime Bill, citing it as new legislation that would aim to ‘finish the job of police reform.’ The Bill...

March 30, 2016
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