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Director disqualified following building site death

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 7 2010

John Blankson and Steven Moore, directors of PIB (UK) Ltd were fined £15,000 and £30,000 respectively after the June 2008 death of 24-year-old Edward Dean of Brighton

Government response to construction deaths report

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 5 2010

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to Rita Donaghy's report into deaths in the construction industry

HSE report 20 rise in number of dangerous construction sites

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 5 2010

An HSE news release records that nearly one in four construction sites visited by inspectors in March 2010 failed safety checks

Tower crane regulations come into force

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 5 2010

The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 came into force on 6 April 2010

Timeline - a guide to the legal milestones ahead

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 10 2011

This is a guide to key legal developments in the coming months and years ahead

Review of 2009 and preview of 2010

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2010

The transition from 2009 to 2010 sees some significant legislative chapters closing, notably the Companies Act 2006, Rome I and II, the Banking Act 2009 and the Lisbon Treaty

Manufacturing company fined £280,000 after worker crushed to death

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 7 2010

Hanson Building Products Ltd of Maidenhead pleaded guilty to breaching s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined £280,000 for the death of 57-year-old Peter Clarke in April 2008

Preview 2013 (UK law)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2013

2013 will herald some significant changes to the UK legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to executive remuneration and narrative

A summary of major developments in key areas

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Myanmar, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and institutional bodies have published the following guidance in relation to corporate governance and

General Counsel update - legal guide edition 32

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • November 29 2012

A summary of major developments in key areas