Bradford City stadium fire: ‘Police were to blame’ for most life lost in tragedy – The Independent

Posted November 12th, 2015 in fire, inquiries, news, police, sport by sally

‘The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has been told that Bradford City fans were wrongly held responsible for deaths in the stadium fire on 11 May 1985 which killed 56 people, in an echo of the way that Liverpool supporters were blamed for the Hillsborough disaster four years later.’

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The Independent, 10th November 2015

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IPCC could investigate Bradford City fire after police referral – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2015 in complaints, fire, inquiries, news, ombudsmen, police, sport by sally

‘West Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over the 1985 Bradford City fire disaster.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2015

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Mayfair squatters granted extension in court battle against landlord – The Guardian

Posted May 27th, 2015 in fire, firearms, homelessness, human rights, news, repossession, squatting by sally

‘About 40 homeless people squatting in an empty building in one of London’s most upmarket areas have won the first round of a legal fight with a landlord.’

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The Guardian, 26th May 2015

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Bradford fire: Sir Oliver Popplewell defends 1985 inquiry – interview in full – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2015 in fire, inquiries, judges, news, sport by sally

‘Sir Oliver Popplewell, who presided over the Bradford fire inquiry, speaks at length to the Guardian’s chief football correspondent about revelations in survivor Martin Fletcher’s book and why he sees no need for a fresh investigation.’

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The Guardian, 27th April 2015

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Not So Alarming – Nearly Legal

‘There are new provisions requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in residential properties.’

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Nearly Legal, 24th March 2015

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Strangeways riot: Ex-inmates recall siege, 25 years on – BBC News

‘The Strangeways riot was the longest in British penal history and dramatically changed the way UK prisons were run. Twenty-five years on, four people at the centre of the siege explain their part in the drawn-out drama.’

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BBC News, 23rd March 2015

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Fire safety – a hot topic! – Park Square Barristers

Posted March 19th, 2015 in appeals, fire, health & safety, news, regulations by sally

‘A recent case on the issue of fire safety — or, more exactly, the provisions of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 — has proved both interesting and instructive on the desirability and necessity of precision when drafting an indictment for proceedings brought before the Crown Court.’

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Park Square Barristers, 4th MArch 2015

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Graham v Commercial Bodyworks Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted February 11th, 2015 in appeals, employment, fire, law reports, personal injuries, vicarious liability by sally

Graham v Commercial Bodyworks Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 47; [2015] WLR (D) 50

‘Where an employee, while at work, had perpetrated against his friend and colleague what was apparently intended to be a prank, by putting highly inflammable thinning agent on to his clothes and then igniting them, the employer was not vicariously liable.’

WLR Daily, 5th February 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Double trouble: Disaster can strike businesses twice – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted November 18th, 2014 in fire, insurance, news by sally

‘ASOS, the well-known online fashion retailer, was forced to suspend its website and stop taking orders after a fire at the firm’s distribution warehouse last month. It suffered the same fate when its former warehouse in Hemel Hempstead was damaged by the explosion at Buncefield oil depot in 2005. After that incident, the firm suspended its shares and had to refund 19,000 orders.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 16th October 2014

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Legal Update: disclosure, formats and context – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Disclosure of information about children, pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI), is always a difficult issue and the natural reaction of public authorities is to err on the side of caution.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st September 2014

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Leicester fire deaths: Eight people found guilty – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2014 in conspiracy, fire, homicide, murder, news by sally

‘Seven men and a teenager have been convicted for their part in a revenge arson attack that killed four people.’

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BBC News,

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Two men guilty of murdering a mother and children in botched revenge attack – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2014 in conspiracy, fire, homicide, murder, news by sally

‘Two men have been found guilty of murdering a mother and her three children in a botched revenge attack.’

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2014

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Coroner criticises MoD over Afghanistan fire deaths – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2014 in armed forces, fire, health & safety, inquests, news by sally

‘A coroner has criticised the MoD for a series of failures over the deaths of two soldiers in a fire as they slept in a tent at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2014

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Man jailed for life for partner’s murder in Walworth – BBC News

Posted April 15th, 2014 in domestic violence, fire, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A man who attacked the mother of his four children with a hammer and then set her on fire has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey.’

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BBC News, 14th April 2014

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Regina v Walker & Son (Hauliers) Ltd – WLR Daily

Regina v Walker & Son (Hauliers) Ltd [2014] EWCA Crim 100; [2014] WLR (D) 49

‘If a defendant knew that waste operations were occurring on his land, ignorance of the fact that such operations were being carried out in breach of the requirement for an environmental permit was no defence to a charge of knowingly permitting the operation of a regulated facility without an environmental permit.’

WLR Daily, 6th February 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Worcester loan shark burned to death by debtor – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2013 in assault, burglary, debts, fire, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man who burned to death a loan shark to whom he owed money has been jailed for 10 years.”

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BBC News, 8h November 2013

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Man who killed three generations in Cwmbran fire has sentence increased – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2013 in appeals, arson, families, fire, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A violent drifter who murdered three generations of the same family, including his own ill baby daughter, by setting fire to their home has had his minimum jail term increased.”

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The Guardian, 15th October 2013

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Six years, three judges, £350,000 in costs to the taxpayer… and no change: Judge hits out at ‘astonishing’ cost of Court of Protection case – The Independent

“A High Court Judge has hit out at the ‘astonishing’ cost of a six year legal battle in the Court of Protection which ended today after all parties agreed a woman should stay in care.”

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The Independent, 11th October 2013

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Teenager jailed for life after starting blaze that killed four siblings – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 30th, 2013 in arson, families, fire, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A fire obsessed teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of starting a blaze that killed four siblings while he was ‘out of his head’ on a lethal cocktail of cannabis and alcohol.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013

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Teenager convicted of starting fatal fire – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2013 in arson, fire, homicide, news, young offenders by tracey

“Dyson Allen, 19, faces prison sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter of four siblings in Lancashire.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2013

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