Guidance To The Law Surrounding Accidents At Work
What is the legal position regarding accidents at work? If a company has more than ten employees, then any accidents should be recorded in their accident book. In addition to any internal investigation, if an accident at work involves death, a serious injury or industrial disease, an employer must report the accident to the…
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Custom Insulation Ltd fined over £16,000 after worker’s hand is severed
An employee suffered a horror accident at his employment at Custom Insulation on the 7th of August 2018 where his hand was severed. The gentleman, who has not been named, was using a roller press at the company’s registered address in Burton when his hand was pulled into the roller press with the products…
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Three-Year-Old Hit By E-Scooter Left With Catastrophic Injuries, Sparking Call For Regulations
On Monday evening a three year old girl was taken to hospital after she was hit by an e scooter in Myatt’s Field Park in South London at around 8:30pm. The hospital described her condition as being stable but her parents were informed that her injuries would be life changing. The Metropolitan Police are…
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A Guide to Restrictive Covenants
An employee leaving a company can often be in an advantageous position to take advantage of information about their former employer’s business, customers or other confidential information. The use of this information could potentially cause harm to the former employer`s business as a result. There are a number of implied terms in an employee`s…
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Mum Of Six Dies Of Cervical Cancer, One Year After All Clear
Victoria Ayers died on the 12th of July after losing her battle, as the cancer had spread to her kidney, pelvis and stomach. Victoria started feeling quite ill in the December of 2019 and began to rapidly lose weight in the run-up to the Christmas of that year. She was later diagnosed with stage…
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Interview With An Apprentice – Setara Blair
From Apprentice to full-time member of the team – we discuss the journey experienced by one of our recruits who joined us via the workplace apprenticeship scheme. We have recruited some brilliant team members from every background imaginable, so we thought it would be nice to shed some light on a colleague who entered…
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BBC Sued By Widow Over Husband’s Asbestos Death
The wife of a symphony orchestra musician who died from mesothelioma at the age of 73 is suing the BBC after it conceded that it was liable for his death. Christopher Larkin was a horn player for the corporation’s symphony orchestra, and had played at the Maida Vale studios in London for over three…
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Can I Receive Compensation From The CICA If I Have Criminal Convictions?
A question we commonly receive in Criminal Injury matters, is whether or not it is possible to receive CICA compensation if the claimant has criminal convictions. Answer: Simply put – perhaps. As a government run scheme, the CICA are extremely stringent on whether applicants for compensation have UNSPENT criminal convictions. This is at either…
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Famous Male Celebrities Who Have Struggled With Mental Health Issues
To round off Men’s Health Week, we hoped it may be helpful to share with you an insight into some famous male personalities who have had to fight to maintain their mental wellbeing. Stephen Fry Stephen Fry has been a mainstay of British entertainment for longer than some can recall, with many hugely successful…
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