The case of Rabone v Penine Care NHS Foundation Trust [2012] 2 AC 72 was significant in extending the state’s duties under Article 2 to voluntary mental health patients where they are sufficiently vulnerable, there is a real and immediate risk of suicide of which the hospital or trust were aware and where there is an assumption of control. In […]
On 5th July, following a three year scrutiny and public consultation process, the Government introduced a revised draft of the Building Safety Bill[1] into the House of Commons. The Bill represents a wholescale reform of the building safety regime, in line with the recommendations of Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 Independent Review ‘Building a Safer Future’ […]
The tragedy of the Grenfell fire has had wide ranging effects and one of those is the introduction of the Building Safety Bill into Parliament on 30 June this year. The Bill, which was drafted following Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review, is intended to provide a, “strengthened regulatory regime for high-rise residential and other in-scope […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our daily lives. We have all become accustomed to the “new normal”, including the use of face-masks, practicing social distancing and endless flows of hand-sanitiser. The workplace, and how we operate within it, has had to adapt quickly to ensure that sufficient measures are in place […]
The Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’) annually publishes statistics relating to work related injuries and ill-health related to work. By comparison with other jurisdictions, the HSE notes that the UK: “… consistently has one of the lowest standardised rates of fatal injury across the EU, lower than other large economies and the EU average. Non-fatal […]
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