The health and safety team at law firm CMS Cameron McKenna remains ahead of the field, according to the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners industry directories, which have just been published. The Legal 500 Directory describes the "versatile, 16-strong team" as "eclipsing the competition, both in terms of expertise and breadth of practice". Mark Tyler, head of the team, is singled out in both directories for his standing as a "pure health and safety practitioner" (Chambers) and "a recognised authority" (Legal 500). Aberdeen-based partner... Continue reading

Did You Know... The Act Contains: - New statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures. - New rules on Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave and Pay. - A right to request flexible working arrangements to accommodate child care responsibilities. - Reforms to streamline Employment Tribunals and give them greater power to make costs awards. Want to Know More? Then attend the Martineau Johnson lunchtime Briefing in Birmingham on 27 November 2002, which will start with registra... Continue reading

Download audio The Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA) has done extensive research into the subject of corporate criminal accountability. It is this research that has led it to believe that the draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill has many failings. In his last week as UK Director, David Bergman explains the CCA’s concerns and the importance of getting the legislation right. In March the Government moved a step closer to making it easier to prosecute companies when its response to a Home Affairs and Work and Pensions Committee report,... Continue reading

 Download audio Is the HSE moving away from enforcement? Is it letting safety criminals go free? And just why is the number of health and safety prosecutions falling? Workplace Law put these questions, and others, to Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive of the HSE, to see how he would respond. In February the Hazards Campaign, a coalition of occupational disease victims’ organisations, safety campaign groups and union organisations, launched a stinging attack against the HSE’s enforcement policy claiming that the HSE is the “watchd... Continue reading

Property facilities management specialist Stiell Facilities is holding a free seminar at FM Expo, which claims to reveal their unique approach to open book accounting, for benefit of clients, service providers and suppliers alike. The seminar, run in association with the Workplacelaw Network, takes place at 2.45pm on Wednesday 23rd October in the main seminar theatre, Earls Court. Outsourcing, partnership and open book accounting are very much in vogue, but it is not often clear how they translate into practice. Drawing on his experience of ... Continue reading