Legal News
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Posted 11/11/2009 Companies and workers have been reminded of the continuing health risk posed by in modern workplaces. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called on tradesmen and businesses...
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Posted 10/11/2009 Companies should ensure they consider proper procedure when handling redundancy so as not to fall foul of employment law, according to an expert. John Charlton, editor of Employers’...
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Posted 08/09/2009 Workers who contract the industrial disease vibration white finger have been advised that they may be entitled to compensation claims. Medical expert Dr Martin Scurr has stated that...
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Posted 11/09/2011 Planning law reform could be in doubt following the leak of an email that suggested a minister is working closely with industry to push through his proposals. According...
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Posted 18/06/2012 A new tribunal has been set up to consider whether doctors are fit to practice. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has the power to remove or suspend...
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Posted 19/03/2012 A local councillor has described a recent planning law decision as being a victory for communities.Developers have been submitting applications to build on sites across the west of...
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Posted 05/02/2013 Most of us are familiar with the concept of ‘whiplash’ as a nasty side-effect of many road traffic incidents. Many in the construction industry will be familiar with ‘vibration...
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Posted 15/01/2015 Twenty-five different cancer treatments will no longer be funded by the NHS in England, health chiefs have announced. NHS England announced the step after it emerged the £280m Cancer...
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Posted 13/11/2009 Harriet Harman has pledged the government’s support to combating pay discrimination against women with forthcoming employment law changes. The minister for women and equality stated that moves towards...
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Posted 09/06/2010 A company is facing a personal injury compensation claim after an accident in which an employee was temporarily blinded. Carl Woodbridge had been on a job for Rentokil...
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Posted 16/09/2009 Older people suffering from limited pension finance should consider equity release as an alternative funding method, according to a trade body. Safe Home Income Plans (Ship) has stated...
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Posted 16/02/2012 The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has called for the coalition government to ensure its changes to planning law are pro-growth.Steve Turner, head of communications at the body, stated...
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