‘Dacorum Borough Council has been fined £100,000 for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), caused by excessive use of power tools.
Local Government Lawyer, 18th September 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The short, 2-page judgment Re St Peter West Blatchington [2019] ECC Chi 4 will be of interest to those with the responsibilities for the care and maintenance of churchyards.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th September 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The probation service in the South East and East of England has been struggling with “high workloads and staff shortages”, inspectors have said.’
BBC News,4th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘”Government neglect” has “directly contributed” to the rise in violence and drugs at HMP Pentonville, the prison’s watchdog said. The Pentonville Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) called for funds for improvements “as a matter of urgency”.’
BBC News, 28th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lasham Gliding Society Ltd, R (on the application of) v. the Civil Aviation Authority and TAG Farnborough Airport Limited. The Claimant, the Lasham Gliding Society, challenged a decision by the Civil Aviation Authority, the statutory regulator of UK airspace, to permit the introduction of air traffic controls in airspace around Farnborough Airport, which is presently largely uncontrolled. Lasham Gliding Society (“LGS”) is one of the largest gliding clubs in the world. Its concern was that one of the effects of the CAA’s decision would be to increase the risk of a mid-air collision between its gliders and those aircraft which divert away from any newly controlled airspace around Farnborough Airport into the adjacent uncontrolled zone over Lasham where its gliders fly.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Hundreds of asylum seekers crammed into a network of “guest houses” provided by a Home Office contractor that are overrun by cockroaches, rats and mice have seen a raft of improvements in the past few days after the Guardian exposed their dire living conditions.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cannabis-based drugs controversially legalised by the government have been blocked by NHS watchdogs because there is insufficient evidence they are safe.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Junior doctors in Derby have won a ‘precedent setting’ Court of Appeal case over the monitoring of rest breaks.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Non-parties to litigation should generally have access to all written submissions and documents which have been placed before the court and referred to during the hearing, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 29th July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The father of a soldier who collapsed and died during a fitness test on a hot summer’s day has said there were organisational failings in the way the exercise was run.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Assaults and incidents of self-harm in prisons in England and Wales have reached new highs, prompting fresh warnings that authorities are failing inmates.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘With temperatures soaring in the UK, workplaces can become uncomfortable and, some argue, downright dangerous. While some may sit smugly in air-conditioned offices, others are not so lucky. What are your workplace rights when the mercury rises?’
Rights Info, 24th July 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Urgent intervention is needed at Feltham young offender institution, the chief inspector of prisons has warned, after a review uncovered rocketing levels of violence and self-harm.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A rail firm has been fined £1m after a man died leaning out of a train window. Simon Brown, 24, was killed when he hit his head on a steel gantry on the side of the track while on the Gatwick Express in London in August 2016. In May, Govia Thameslink Railway admitted a health and safety breach because a sign saying not to lean out was not displayed clearly enough.’
BBC News, 17th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The safety of the public is being put at risk by thousands of prisoners being released without proper assessments, the government has been told.’
BBC News, 9th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of Andrew Brown has concluded on 26 June with the jury finding that a series of damning failings by HMP Nottingham contributed to his death.’
Garden Court Chambers, 27th June 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘After two weeks of evidence, the inquest into the death of Junior Medford, who died whilst in the care of Thames Valley police officers at London Valley Police Station on 2 April 2017, concluded yesterday afternoon (27 June 2019) with the jury returning a highly critical narrative conclusion identifying individual and systemic failures.’
Garden Court Chambers, 28th June 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A woman was scalped and had her thumb amputated after her hair was trapped in a machine at a flooring and mouldings factory, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A watchdog has said “serious failings” must be addressed after a man died from severe heatstroke after being kept in a police van and unventilated court cell on one of the hottest days in London for years.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A company has been fined £1.3m after a woman was killed by a water tank cover which blew off from a roof.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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