by Bivonas Law LLP in Employment, Health & Safety
On Friday 22 July the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee published its report into the employment practices of Sports Direct, one of Europe’s biggest retailers.
by Bivonas Law LLP in Health & Safety, News
There is growing debate among health and safety practitioners about the likely impact on health and safety following the British vote to leave the EU.
by Bivonas Law LLP in Health & Safety
New sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences came into force on 1 February 2016
by Bivonas Law LLP in Health & Safety, News, Regulatory
The Crown Court at Newcastle has fined Shaftesbury Care Group £380,000 and ordered it to pay costs of £29,222
by Bivonas Law LLP in Business, Health & Safety, Regulatory
On 21 March 2011 Chris Grayling MP (then the Minister for Employment) launched the government’s approach to reforming the health and safety system in Britain with Good Health and Safety, Good for Everyone.
by Bivonas Law LLP in Business, Health & Safety, Regulatory
HSE recently launched its new five year strategy entitled Helping Great Britain Work Well.
by Bivonas Law LLP in Health & Safety
On 31 March a section of the Vivekananda Road flyover under construction in the Indian city of Kolkata collapsed killing over 20 people and injuring many more.
by Bivonas Law LLP in Health & Safety
On 15 March 2016 at Southwark Crown Court, a decade after a crane collapsed in Battersea killing its operator and a member of the public, Falcon Cranes was fined £750,000 for health and safety offences. Originally, the police investigated the... Read More
by Bivonas Law LLP in Health & Safety, News, Regulatory
Senior person can find themselves in the firing line simply because they were in charge when things went wrong and the investigator does not fully understand the nature of that person’s role. Therefore key to defending a charge under s37 is demonstrating the extent of that person's role.
by Bivonas Law LLP in Business, Health & Safety
Now, HSE has announced it is prosecuting Foodles Production (UK) Ltd - a subsidiary of Disney – in relation to Harrison Ford’s accident during the filming of the latest Star Wars episode: The Force Awakens. The actor broke his leg after being struck by a heavy hydraulic metal door.