Health & Safety

Articles

25 Jun 2010

No prosecution for assisted-suicide doctor

A retired GP who paid for a patient to fly out to Switzerland to end his life will not be prosecuted under the new assisted suicide guidelines, the CPS has announced.

1 Jun 2010

A discrimination charter

Recruiters looking for staff with 'chartered' qualifications may seek legitimate assurances about professional skills but they could be breaking the law, say Shiva Shadi and Kai Graf von Pahlen

18 May 2010

Clunk, no click

Despite regular invitations to change the law, the courts have repeated that failure to wear a seatbelt will, on its own, rarely be regarded as so exceptional as to justify a deduction in damages. Linda Jacobs reports

18 May 2010

Update: health and safety

Zahra Nanji heralds the introduction of sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter cases, and reviews a series of decisions which emphasise that responsibility for safety at work lies with both employee and employer

27 Apr 2010

Leather sofa victims win compensation

Around 1,650 people who suffered skin rashes, burns and other medical problems caused by a toxic chemical used by Chinese manufacturers of leather sofas are to receive compensation awards of between £1,250 and £10,000 following a claims handling agreement at the High Court this week.

26 Mar 2010

High Court overturns Heathrow third runway decision

The government's decision to back the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport must be reconsidered, the High Court has ruled.

16 Mar 2010

Strasbourg blow to expats in index-linked pensions case

Thirteen British expats who brought a test case to have their pensions index-linked have lost the final possible appeal against the government's decision not to up-rate them in line with those of pensioners living in Britain.

16 Mar 2010

Group therapy

Three recent developments have highlighted the difficulty the courts have when dealing with collective actions, says Anthony Maton