General damages increase ruling published
The Court of Appeal in England this week amended a ruling that would have led to an increase in general damages in most civil cases from 1st April 2013. The general background to the case is the balanced package of measures recommended in the final report of the Review of Civil Litigation Costs produced by […]
New figures published for fatally injured workers
New official statistics have shown that the number of workers fatally injured in Britain last year remains largely unchanged. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released provisional data for April 2011 to March 2012, which shows 173 workers were killed – down two from the previous year. The rate of fatal injury remains the […]
First corporate manslaughter conviction in NI
A farm company in Northern Ireland (NI) has been fined a record £187,500, plus £13,000 costs for health and safety failings that led to the death of 45-year-old employee Robert Wilson. The company is the first in Northern Ireland to be convicted under new Corporate Manslaughter legislation. Under this legislation, companies and organisations can be […]
