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Fatal accidents rise in construction

03/07/20200 Comment(s)

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Construction Law takes a look at the rise of fatal workplace incidents [Read More...]

Double death firm prosecuted under health and safety legislation

03/07/20200 Comment(s)

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Michael Appleby comments in Fleet News on the health and safety prosecution of Renown Consultants [Read More...]

PRISON SENTENCE FOR DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

19/06/20200 Comment(s)

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He was given a six-month custodial sentence, suspended for 2 years and required to do 240 hours of unpaid work. [Read More...]

Fall from height results in large fine for firm

01/06/20200 Comment(s)

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Michael Appleby comments in Construction Law on the issues surrounding Falls From Height [Read More...]

Failure to manage fatigue led to road fatalities

18/05/20200 Comment(s)

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Michael Appleby comments on the case and notes that prosecutions in relation to fatigue and work related road accidents are rare but not unprecedented.. [Read More...]

TIDE TURNS ON THE EXPANSION OF VICARIOUS LIABILITY

07/04/20200 Comment(s)

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Under the doctrine of vicarious liability, an employer can be held liable for the wrongdoing of an employee....... [Read More...]

R v Bold (2020) 1 Cr App R (S) 515 – Credit for Guilty Plea

30/03/20200 Comment(s)

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A defendant is entitle to a third reduction in his sentence if he indicates a plea of guilty “at the first stage of the proceedings" [Read More...]

Landlord Given Suspended Prison Sentence for Gas Safety Breaches

26/03/20200 Comment(s)

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15 weeks in prison for each offence........ [Read More...]

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