Legal Article
04 Dec 2020
The HSE have released their annual report to include health and safety statistics for Great Britain for 2019/2020. The statistics have been compiled with assistance from the Labour Force Survey. The headline figures shows that there were: · 111 fatal injuries at work · 1.6…
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Legal Article
02 Dec 2020
Each month we review the HSE prosecutions to bring to you cases of interest that might be of relevance to your workplaces. This article focuses on the need for adequate training. We have another on that looks at this month's cases around proper planning of work. Adequate Training There are…
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02 Dec 2020
Cheshire West and Chester Council received a substantial fine after a young child fell almost three metres to the floor from a gap in railings, sustaining serious head injuries. Chester Magistrates' Court heard how on 16 November 2018, a family was visiting Chester City centre to watch the…
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Legal Article
02 Dec 2020
Each month we review the HSE prosecutions to bring to you cases of interest that might be of relevance to your workplaces. This article focuses on the need for proper planning of work. We also have another focus in this month's cases around adequate training. Proper planning of Work…
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02 Dec 2020
In what can only be described as a common sense decision the High Court overturned an order requiring the London Borough of Wandsworth Council to pay damages and costs totalling nearly £35 000 to a woman who was hit by a cricket ball in Battersea Park, whilst she was walking with a friend.…
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01 Dec 2020
The Claimant alleged that on Saturday, 7th May 2016 at approximately 7.30am she was making her way to a local newsagent when she fell down inside an open drainage grid. Various accounts referred to her falling into the narrow hole up to her waist, with one account claiming, incredibly, that she went…
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01 Dec 2020
Recently the Court heard an Application brought by the Local Authority, Derbyshire County Council, to strike out a claim in negligence brought by X, a minor. Under CPR 3.4 the Court has the power to strike out a statement of case if it appears that there are no reasonable grounds for bringing the…
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01 Dec 2020
DB v Wigan Council Judgment 18/11/2020 Before his Honour Judge Bird @ Manchester County Court following a 2-day trial. The Claimant worked for the Council as a carer in a home which looked after young people with a range of disabilities on a respite basis. During a shift when the claimant…
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01 Dec 2020
On 21 October 2020, the UK Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") released its updated guidance on the Right of Access under Article 15 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). The Right of Access The right of access provides individuals with the…
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01 Dec 2020
Forbes acted for a Midlands steel company and at trial successfully defended an alleged slipping claim. The Claimant was employed by the Defendant as a driver. He alleged that on the date of the accident in 2016 he was securing a load of stock and, as a result of oil getting on to his vehicle and…
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