Regulatory litigation - Regulatory litigation alerts - Wragge & Co

2008

03.09.08 - Sentencing alert – time to sit up and take note
The case of R v Edeco Petroleum Services Ltd serves as a warning that a casual approach to health and safety will cost companies money.
31.07.08 - Out with the old and in with the new? The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 – a summary for local authorities
Now that the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act has received Royal Assent, local authorities could soon be inundated with requests to enter into a primary authority partnership from businesses who operate in two different local authority areas.
19.05.08 - Health & safety legislation alert - The Health and Safety (Offences) Bill
Employers could face the double threat of jail sentences and bigger fines for a greater number of health and safety offences under proposed new legislation. Wragge & Co's legal experts keep you informed with the facts.
13.05.08 - Winning and losing under Part 36
"Beating" a Part 36 offer will not necessarily lead to a costs order in your favour as seen in Carver v BAA. Read our analysis of this potentially far reaching decision and consider our action points when reviewing all Part 36 offers.
31.03.08 - Corporate manslaughter
Local authorities will be more vulnerable to prosecution where their actions or omissions cause a death, under new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, which comes into force on 6 April 2008.
20.03.08 - Recycle, recycle, recycle
On 6th April 2008 the Site Waste Management Plans Regulations come into force. What does this mean for you?
06.03.08 - Reputation, reputation, reputation
If the latest proposals by the Sentencing Advisory Panel are adopted as currently seems likely, organisations convicted of corporate manslaughter after 6 April 2008 could face a potential PR disaster.
13.02.08 - Competency under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and how to assess it
Under the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 clients must ensure that their proposed CDM co-ordinator, designers, principal contractor and contractors are competent.
09.01.08 - It's reasonable to rely on the court's decision
A local authority homelessness reviews officer is, in all but the most extreme cases, entitled to rely on a court's decision in possession proceedings based upon rent arrears when determining if an applicant for housing is intentionally homeless or not.

2007

13.12.07 - Protection from Harassment Act and claims against employers
A Court of Appeal decision in Conn v Sunderland City Council may reign back the flurry of claims brought under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (PHA).
20.11.07 - Corporate manslaughter – time to get cracking
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force on 6 April 2008. Thinking you have plenty of time to assess its impact and take appropriate steps is likely to put your organisation at serious risk.
19.10.07 - No room for complacency in manual handling operations
The risk of injury from manual handling operations is something employers need to consider, monitor and keep under review.
16.08.07 - CDM Regulations: compliance with mobilisation provisions
Our April briefing note discussed the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. The issue on which we are being asked to advise more than any other, is the requirement to provide the principal contractor with a 'mobilisation period'.