Health & Safety

Articles

13 Oct 2015

Bereaved families treated like second-class citizens, says MP

'Ridiculous' law on psychiatric harm needs to be made fit for purpose

12 Oct 2015

New cross-party approach to catastrophic injury claims

A dozen insurers and 40 law firms sign up to improve old multi-track code

22 Sept 2015

Noise nuisance in the licensing area

Jeremy Phillips considers the concept of public safety in licensing reviews, the relevance of representations against a grant, and a proposal to hold extra concerts at the Emirates Stadium

22 Sept 2015

Activity trackers in personal injury claims

In the era of Strava, Garmin, and the Apple Watch, I find myself increasingly asking my sportier clients who have suffered serious injuries if they used a wearable activity tracker device pre accident, and if they have retained and shared any training data.

18 Sept 2015

Relaxing health and safety laws

Zahra Nanji recaps the SARAH legislation, recommendations to exempt some self-employed persons from health and safety laws, and new guidance for construction sites

19 Aug 2015

Contribution proceedings not a claim for PI

In South West Strategic Health Authority [SWSHA] v Bay Island Voyages [BIV] [2015] EWCA Civ 708, the Court of Appeal reconfirmed that contribution between a defendant and a third party is not a personal injury claim.

5 May 2015

Burning questions

Two recent cases concerning asbestos-related lung cancer may have wide-reaching implications for claimants, says Vijay Ganapathy

31 Mar 2015

Removing the shackles

New sentencing guidelines mean that nothing is off limits for magistrates in health and safety cases, advises Peter James