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Health and safety at work – Employer's duties. The employment tribunal affirmed, with modifications, an improvement notice issued by the health and safety inspector, finding that the claimant had given unsuitable and insufficient advice in relation to the risk of presence of asbestos. The tribunal left the parties to agree the actual modifications to the notice. The claimant appealed. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the appeal, held that there was no detectable error of law in the tribunal finding that the claimant had failed to advise on the obtaining and including of a full asbestos survey. Further, the modifications were permissible and there were procedural mechanisms for making the modified terms certain.
Health and safety at work – Employer's duties. The employment tribunal affirmed, with modifications, an improvement notice issued by the health and safety inspector, finding that the claimant had given unsuitable and insufficient advice in relation to the risk of presence of asbestos. The tribunal left the parties to agree the actual modifications to the notice. The claimant appealed. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the appeal, held that there was no detectable error of law in the tribunal finding that the claimant had failed to advise on the obtaining and including of a full asbestos survey. Further, the modifications were permissible and there were procedural mechanisms for making the modified terms certain.
The Bar Council faces both opportunities and challenges on our key areas this year
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that drug, alcohol and DNA testing can play in non-court dispute resolution (NCDR)
Casey Randall explores what makes AlphaBiolabs the industry leader for court-admissible DNA testing
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
A family lawyer has won a £500 donation for her preferred charity, an education centre for women from disadvantaged backgrounds, thanks to drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory AlphaBiolabs’ Giving Back campaign
Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management highlights some of the ways you can cut your IHT bill
What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life
Barbara Mills KC wants to raise the profile of the family Bar. She also wants to improve wellbeing and enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession. She talks to Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) about her plans for the year ahead
Are Birmingham’s Intensive Supervision Courts successfully turning women offenders’ lives around? Chloe Ashley talks to District Judge Michelle Smith
Professor Dominic Regan and Seán Jones KC identify good value bottles across the price spectrum – from festive fizz to reliable reds
Governments who play fast and loose with the law get into real trouble, says the new Attorney General. The Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC talks to Anthony Inglese CB about what drew this boy from Cardiff to the Bar, bringing the barrister ethos to the front bench, and how he will be measuring success
