Firm fined after ladder fall death
30th December 2010
Suffolk-based Dutch fumigation company Bergwerff Numansdrop BV has been fined £60,000 and ordered to pay £21,709 in costs after a 42-year-old worker...
Machine kills man working inside it
29th December 2010
A 50-year-old maintenance worker was killed when machinery he was fixing was switched on by its operator while he was still inside it. Clive Hall was ...
Care home firm fined after death
24th December 2010
A care home operator has been fined after a patient with learning and behavioural issues died as a result of being subjected to “inappropriate a...
Tube strike row could go to court
23rd December 2010
Tube bosses are attempting to avert a planned Boxing Day strike by drivers through court action, it has been announced. London Underground is trying t...
Report finds ‘virtual court’ drawbacks
22nd December 2010
Rolling out virtual courts would cost more than it would save, a report has found. A pilot project, in which defendants appeared via video link from a...
Twitter avoids ban from courtroom
21st December 2010
The country’s top judge has ruled that Twitter can continue to be used in courtrooms. Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge said users would need the ju...
Bakers Court, Uxbridge, refurbishment plans approved
21st December 2010
Plans to refurbish and extend Clerical Medical’s 109,000 sq ft Baker’s Court in central Uxbridge have been approved. Coca Cola has signed ...
Sawmill worker’s leg trapped in machine
20th December 2010
An Edinburgh firm has been fined £20,000 for safety breaches after a sawmill worker suffered a serious leg injury. The employee was injured while att...
Firms fined after canister fire death
17th December 2010
Two companies and a manager have been fined after it was revealed that a lack of safety measures contributed to the death of a worker who suffered 90%...
Civil servants may strike, warns MP
16th December 2010
Cuts in the amounts of redundancy payment to civil servants will see a rise in the number of strikes and legal challenges, ministers have been warned....
