Health & Safety

Articles

The future of food safety standards

Jatinder Paul warns that cuts to the Food Standard Agency's budget and lack of compulsory food hygiene ratings could leave consumers at risk

Government up to its 'old tricks' with prison service compensation audit

BLM announce personal injury audit to support MoJ's crackdown on 'spurious' claims

Under-resourced local authorities struggle to tackle food crime

Food hygiene investigations down despite rise in consumer complaints

Improved health and safety sentencing guidelines begin to bite

New guidelines represent a 'sea change', lawyers warn corporate clients

Public safety 'versus public health

Jeremy Phillips considers a European ruling on gambling licences, cases on the boundary between the planning and licensing jurisdictions, and other significant developments

Moore Blatch launches 'major trauma service' aimed at the NHS

New service to help health service recover injury costs in light of 'outdated legislation'

Courts must prepare for 'barrage' of guilty pleas

New sentencing guidelines could see businesses entering early pleas to avoid £20m fines, says health and safety expert

Concussion: A matter of heart and head

Rugby is in the spotlight. Debate over the concussions that occurred during the Six Nations and at the end of the Premiership season is heightened now that the world's audience is focused on the Rugby World Cup.