BLM | United Kingdom | 21 Mar 2018
The introduction of the Sentencing Guidelines for health and safety offences, over two years ago in February 2016, suggested the promises of higher…
BLM | United Kingdom | 19 Jul 2017
On 4 July 2017 the Sentencing Council published its consultation on new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter offences. The definitive guideline will…
BLM | United Kingdom | 23 Jun 2017
A claimant who worked as a 'tunneller' for 37 years (from 1987 to 2006), brought a claim for noise induced hearing loss. He alleged that during his…
BLM | United Kingdom | 9 May 2017
Companies across the UK have been forced to pay out over £61m in health and safety fines throughout 2016 - almost 2.5 times that seen in 2015…