May 8, 2024
A carpentry contractor has been fined after a 22-year-old man died after he was struck by construction equipment on a building site. Read More
February 22, 2024
New guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) on how menopausal women should be treated in the workplace, could see legal action taken against employers if they do not take appropriate steps of workplace support. Read More
January 10, 2024
A joinery firm in south east London has been fined £14,000 for health and safety failings, including putting its workers at risk of exposure to wood dust. Read More
December 18, 2023
Nathan Baker, CEO at the Institute of Occupational Medicine, says it's time to reassess safety for a modern workforce. Read More
November 20, 2023
Priory Healthcare Ltd has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of patients on the hospital’s Emerald Ward following the death of 21-year-old Francesca Whyatt. Read More
September 7, 2023
Over 150 schools have now been identified as having Reinforced Autoclave Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their buildings. Law firm Fieldfisher LLP offers legal advice on the ramifications. Read More
August 23, 2023
Fieldfisher Health & Safety disputes expert, Elliott Kenton and solicitor Krysteen Ormons explore the recent David Lloyd case which resulted in a £2.5 million fine for the leisure centre operator. Read More
August 15, 2023
In our regular legal column from Eversheds Sutherland, Charlotte Wood analyses health and safety in the workplace and whether legislation is fit for purpose to manage the welfare of employees. Read More
April 3, 2023
In this month's legal column from Eversheds Sutherland, Phil Crosbie says an employers' approach to mental health must be different to how they view safety. Read More
March 29, 2023
A property owner has been given a community order after a man sustained life changing injuries when a wall collapsed on top of him. Read More
