‘Fire Brigades Union bars former member of governing executive over alleged racist posts.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former firefighter who paid children to send him naked pictures and sent an image of himself wearing his uniform to one victim has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As the Grenfell inquiry prepares to publish its final report into the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72, Nadine White speaks to those still grappling with its tragic legacy.’
The Independent, 1st September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In R. (on the application of Parkin) v HM Coroner for Inner London (East) [2024] EWHC 744 (Admin), the High Court considered the question of whether an Article 2 investigative duty arises in an inquest in circumstances where the individual concerned was living in their own home; had capacity, and exposed themselves to danger.’
Landmark Chambers, 16th April 2024
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘More than 30 current and former Metropolitan Police officers are suing the force “for personal injury and losses following their role in the Grenfell Tower fire”, it says.’
BBC News, 10th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 100 firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze will receive compensation from Kensington and Chelsea Council.’
BBC News, 7th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fire and rescue authorities will be able to carry out stringent new record checks, helping fire and rescue services protect the public and their staff.’
Home Office, 25th April 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Business Secretary Grant Shapps has set out plans to enforce minimum service levels during strike action, including for ambulance staff, firefighters and railway workers.’
BBC News, 10th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A national inquiry into institutional misogyny and racism in the workplace has been rejected by the government. The inquiry was called for by the authors of a damning report into London Fire Brigade’s workplace culture.’
BBC News, 27th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Manchester Arena Inquiry has published a catalogue of failings and mistakes by the emergency services following the terror attack in 2017.’
BBC News, 4th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Peter Doughty unpacks the decision in Michael Cowie and Others v Scottish Fire and Rescue Service [2022] EAT 121, which involved a Special Leave scheme set up during the pandemic.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Permission has been granted to the Fire Brigades Union (and others) to challenge the Government’s reduction in the value of new pension schemes for firefighters.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘More than 800 bereaved and survivors from Grenfell Tower and 102 firefighters are seeking up to tens of millions of pounds in compensation from organisations involved in the disastrous refurbishment in a case that reaches the high court on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The actions brought by survivors of the Grenfell disaster came to the High Court for the first time on Friday 2 October with judgment handed down on 14 October: De Costa & Ors v London Fire Commissioner & Ors [2020] EWHC 2718 (QB).’
Doughty Street Chambers, 15th October 2020
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘The second phase of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry is to begin later, days after one of its panellists resigned.’
BBC News, 27th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Grenfell families are to be required to sign non disclosure agreements before viewing a long-awaited report in to the fire which killed 72 people, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. The bereaved and survivors of the tragedy will tomorrow meet Sir Martin Moore-Bick, chairman of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, for a private briefing where they will receive an embargoed copy of the report covering the probe’s first phase, ahead of its publication on Wednesday.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mass legal claims on behalf of teachers and doctors alleging that changes to their pensions in 2015 were discriminatory are being launched against the government.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has this week refused the Government permission to appeal in a long-running dispute with the Fire Brigades Union over changes to firefighters’ pensions in 2015.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th June 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Grenfell Tower residents and firefighters were let down by London Fire Brigade’s leaders, a lawyer for the victims has said.’
BBC News, 10th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New law protecting emergency workers from assault to receive Royal Assent today (Thursday 13 September 2018).’
Ministry of Justice, 13th September 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
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