Webinar: Lone Working: The Law and How to Comply
September 26, 2024
Discover practical tips and priorities for risk assessments, updating safety policies, and spotting hazards for lone workers, including the real risks of non-compliance and your duty to protect staff. Read More
Government commits to Martyn’s Law
July 17, 2024
Legislation around anti-terrorism legislation, housing reform and workers rights included in Labour's forthcoming plans. Read More
King’s speech: Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill to be introduced to parliament
November 7, 2023
King Charles III has outlined key government law-making plans in his first speech as monarch, including the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill as legislation to be introduced to parliament. Read More
Government confirms implementation of ‘Harper’s Law’
December 3, 2021
Emergency workers will receive greater protection from violent criminals after the Government confirms ‘Harper’s Law’ will be added to the statute book. Read More
Legal privilege – why does it matter?
October 24, 2018
Legal professional privilege. Not a phrase that immediately fires up the imagination, and probably one that few non-lawyers come across Read More
Legal professional privilege: ENRC wins appeal in client privilege case
September 7, 2018
ENRC successful in appeal against the SFO, meaning a less restrictive approach will now be applied to litigation privilege going forward. Elizabeth Hyde, Principal Associate, Practice Support Lawyer, Eversheds Sutherland, takes up the story. Read More
Opinion: HSE bows to the inevitable – the new FFI dispute process
March 10, 2017
By Gary Rubin, Partner with Blackfords LLP In a press release HSE announced that it would be revising the dispute Read More
The Sentencing Guidelines – what has the real impact been?
October 31, 2016
More than eight months have passed since the new Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines were brought into force on 1 Read More
Fire: The ‘responsible person’ and their responsibilities
September 13, 2016
Barrister Hannah Eales delves deeper into the world of fire safety, the responsible person and the importance of their role. Read More
Sentencing guidelines: the legal view
February 8, 2016
With the new Sentencing Guidelines now in force, Eversheds’ Principal Associate Paul Verrico sought the opinion of the leading practitioners in the field to ascertain what differences, if any, they thought the changes would drive.
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