‘When a business goes into insolvency, insolvency practitioners may become responsible for fire safety. Those responsibilities will change if the Hackitt Review’s post-Grenfell recommendations are implemented, particularly if the insolvency involves buildings where people sleep.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Laura Phillips, Mark Davies and Angelica Rokad consider a parliamentary report on the Government’s 25 year plan for the environment, the Brexit White Paper and a recent Court of Appeal case clarifying sentencing in fire safety cases.’
Six Pump Court, 30th July 2018
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Sentences for gross negligence manslaughter, which is being considered by investigators looking into the Grenfell Tower fire, could be increased under new advice given to judges.’
The Independent, 31st July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A hospital neglected a vulnerable woman who accidentally killed herself in a part of the building bosses had been warned could be used for hanging, an inquest has concluded.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Most of your conversations in the workplace over the last few weeks have probably involved the weather, with blazing temperatures sweeping across much of the UK. MPs have warned that the current heatwave could become the new normal for our summers by 2040, so what are your rights when the mercury rises?’
Rights Info, 26th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Prisoners in England and Wales are enduring some of the most disturbingconditions ever seen as violence and self-harm rockets due to stretched resources and staff shortages, the chief prisons inspector has said.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prosecution brought by City of Lincoln Council has seen a landlord in Lincoln fined £400,000 for failing to comply with fire, health and safety standards in two of his properties.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 14 June 2017, 72 people were killed when a huge fire engulfed the Grenfell Tower Block in West London. As we approach the anniversary of that appalling disaster, the inquiry into what happened has only just begun, with harrowing accounts from witnesses and survivors. One thing that does seem clear however, is that the retro-fitted cladding which was applied to the outside of the tower was entirely useless in slowing the blaze. Indeed, it seems that the cladding was itself flammable, feeding the flames, and was fitted in such a way as to aid the spread of the blaze.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 12th June 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Two fairground workers convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence after a bouncy castle blew away with a young girl inside have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Matthew Hill discusses the lessons and warnings from the Bloody Sunday inquiry and the Hillsborough inquest in this talk recorded at One Crown Office Row’s 2018 seminar.’
Law Pod UK, 14th June 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘A family who have seen the value of their London flat slashed from £600,000 to just £90,000 because of Grenfell-style cladding could sue a government agency that helped them buy their home.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A company boss has been jailed for 10 years today (13 June) after two people died in a series of explosions and a fire at his fireworks shop.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th June 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An application by the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute David Duckenfield, the South Yorkshire police officer who was in command at the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough in 1989 when 96 people were killed, has begun at Preston crown court.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Is there any hope that the Grenfell Inquiry will finally gain legitimacy? As with the successful McPherson Inquiry following the Stephen Lawrence murder, recognition of diversity and inclusivity are essential.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle and the start of the first phase of hearings in the Grenfell Inquiry occurred within hours of each other but could not have been more different in terms of how they were received by the British public.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Almost a year after the Grenfell Tower fire, the first substantive hearings of the inquiry into the disaster will open on Monday with tributes from friends and relatives of the 72 victims.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prosecution undertaken by Ealing Council has seen supermarket chain Tesco fined £1.6m fine for health and safety failures at one of its Tesco Metro stores.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two fairground workers have been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a seven-year-old girl who died after a bouncy castle blew away with her inside it.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A hair and cosmetics store has been hit with what is thought to be a record fine in London for breaching cosmetics regulations by illegally selling dangerous skin lightening products.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman who died hours after having an abortion was let down by the “repeated failures” of medics, an inquest found.’
BBC News, 1st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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