The regulation complex
Is it time for the public to take back safety?
By Matthew Holder on 01 December 2020
Legislation
Covid-19 is now a foreseeable risk: duty holders on notice
The Covid-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on health and safety requirements the civil and criminal law imposes on duty holders. It has done so in the context of a virus no one had heard of 12 months ago and in respect of which scientific understanding is evolving.
By Keith Morton QC on 03 November 2020
How will the courts view reasonable practicability in the age of covid?
In our latest edition of A Safer Conversation, two experts discuss the concept of reasonable practicability in the age of coronavirus.
By Chaired by Belinda Liversedge on 14 September 2020
How to avoid the legal pitfalls
Before the coronavirus outbreak, health and safety was often seen as additional ‘red-tape’. Now, employees returning to work after having been told by the government to stay at home for their own safety will have increased health and safety concerns.
By Richard Thomas, Capital Law on 03 July 2020
Employers could face prosecution over Covid infections, say lawyers
Employers who fail to protect their staff from coronavirus could face prosecution even if there are no specific laws covering their duties in a pandemic situation, leading health and safety lawyers have said.
By Belinda Liversedge on 29 June 2020
Is the corporate manslaughter regime now redundant?
There have been fewer than 30 convictions since the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act was introduced in 2007.
By Simon Tingle, Pinsent Masons on 25 March 2020
No space for shortcuts
The recent news surrounding the tragic death of a 23-year-old contractor on a site in Lincoln in January 2020 has highlighted once more the risks associated with working in the construction industry.
By Josh Hughes, Bolt Burdon Kemp on 02 March 2020
Prosecutions for safety breaches reach record low
Prosecutions for health and safety breaches have reached a record low, HSE has revealed prompting warnings that bosses are prepared to flout safety laws because they no longer fear consequences.
By Belinda Liversedge on 14 November 2019
Millions of workers missing out on basic rights: Resolution Foundation report
Around one in twenty workers report not receiving any holiday entitlement, while around one in ten do not receive a payslip according to new analysis published today by the Resolution Foundation.
By Belinda Liversedge on 16 September 2019
Single enforcement body for worker rights proposed in consultation
A consultation entering its last weeks asks whether a new Single Enforcement Body for employment rights should be created to protect vulnerable workers.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 September 2019
