Health & Safety

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19 Oct 2010

Update: health and safety

The Young report promises to crack down on health and safety law, but does this area really need improving? Zahra Nanji investigates

11 Oct 2010

Lord Young facebooked in bid to ban claims management companies

Lord Young, whose report on compensation culture is expected on 15 October, has been facebooked by a prominent personal injury lawyer over advertising for personal injury work.

4 Oct 2010

Hard knocks

Compensation culture is a myth that Lord Young's vague and ill-considered report will only perpetuate, says Alexandra Lush

27 Sept 2010

'Compo-crazy parents' survey sets scene for Tory conference

A survey for the News of the World has accused "compo-crazy parents" of "milking" £2.25m a year from schools in compensation claims.

20 Sept 2010

Concern over leaks from Young report

Solicitors have reacted with concern to leaked proposals from Lord Young's report on health and safety which appeared in the press this weekend.

6 Sept 2010

Electric dreams

As the e-conveyancing 'revolution' grinds on, land registration expert Mangala Murali considers how far we have come since its inception 12 years ago

9 Aug 2010

Update: commercial property

Paired-down perpetuities law is a welcome step, but the courts have left us wanting in the Good Harvest decision, say Eugene McMahon and Jonathan Ross

9 Aug 2010

Compromised position

The latest Court of Appeal decision on the rules of interpretation applicable to part 36 offers is a must-read for all litigators, says Christopher Gutteridge