‘The construction industry in the UK can expect tougher regulation and a wide range of further reforms, as the UK government plans to adopt all 58 recommendations stemming from the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Government has accepted all 58 recommendations in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report, and will introduce a new single construction regulator “to ensure those responsible for building safety are held to account”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An indoor ski centre has been fined £100,000 following the death of a 12-year-old boy.’
BBC News, 26th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Section 21 and Gas Safety again, and tools for tenants.’
Nearly Legal, 24th February 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘David Leach and Madina Sakhi provide insight into the recent proposal to classify workplace harassment as a breach of health and safety obligations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Concerns over safety at a Leeds care home have been raised by the health watchdog.’
BBC News, 25th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A contractor involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower before the 2017 fire is mounting a legal challenge to a ban by Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC).’
BBC News, 24th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay £37,000 after 18 people were found living in a terraced house in north London.’
BBC News, 19th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The families of two workers who were struck and killed by a train following safety failures have spoken of the “irreplaceable void” in their lives as Network Rail is fined nearly £4m.’
BBC News, 14th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is investigating how many military personnel have been diagnosed with cancer, after claims that some helicopters left crew exposed to toxic fumes.’
BBC News, 10th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The housing charity Shelter has criticised the government for putting lives at risk by delaying a law to make social landlords in England fix dangerous hazards quickly.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Landlords will be forced to investigate and fix damp and mould in social housing in England within strict timescales from October, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 6th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers representing 3,500 claimants are preparing to sue the pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over alleged links between talcum powder and cancer, in what is expected to be one of the largest pharmaceutical product group actions in English and Welsh legal history.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A shop in Coventry was fined after inspectors discovered a mice and cockroach infestation, a council said.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tanveer Qureshi has written an informative article on health and safety offences prosecuted in England and Wales.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 9th January 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘A blind man sacked during his probation at a bakery amid claims he made mistakes has won £18,500, including £12,000 for injury to feelings.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former secretary can take legal action over her claims she was penalised for complaining about being served mouldy cheese.’
BBC News, 12th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman is taking legal action after she was electrocuted in a central London park, putting her in intensive care and leaving her with memory problems.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Judgment of the Divisional Court of Griffiths J and HHJ Jarman KC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) is the most significant treatment of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“RH(W)A”) and the wider regulatory regime for Electrical Condition Reports (“ECR”) and fitness for human habitation to date.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 13th November 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has urged housing providers to improve their response to hazards ahead of the introduction of Awaab’s Law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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