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Article 2021-06-08
This year’s Queen’s Speech outlined the UK Government’s plan to 'level up' opportunities across all parts of the UK, supporting jobs, businesses and economic growth, and addressing the impact of the pandemic on public services.
Article 2021-05-06
On 26 February 2021, the Home Office launched a consultation into how the Government might use legislation to improve protective security and organisational preparedness at publicly accessible locations across the UK. The consultation seeks views from anyone who might be affected by a new “Protect Duty”, from individuals to businesses and public authorities. The consultation closes on 2 July 2021.
News 2021-04-29
Kennedys has boosted its newly relocated office in Manchester with the hire of regulatory partner, Nathan Buckley, from Clyde & Co. Nathan specialises in regulatory defence work, particularly corporate manslaughter/gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety, environment and motor crime investigations and prosecutions, together with inquests across all industries.
Article 2021-03-25
The Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of Maughan) v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2020] (Maughan) surprised many of us who practice coronial law. The judgment lowered the standard of proof for a conclusion of unlawful killing from the criminal standard of ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ to the civil standard of the ‘balance of probabilities’.
Article 2021-03-25
In May 2020, the Prime Minster announced investment in the sum of £14 million into the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to assist with the increase of ‘on the spot inspections’ to ensure business compliance with recommended ‘COVID-secure’ measures in the workplace.
Article 2021-03-25
We have taken a look at some of the Health and Safety Executive focus areas and key developments emerging over recent months. Here is a short summary of what we found.
Article 2021-03-25
In December 2019 we looked into some of the key proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system. Just over a year on, various developments have taken place as this area of law continues to evolve following the Grenfell disaster. Recent examples include the introduction of the Fire Safety Bill, which has progressed through both the House of Commons and House of Lords, and is now in its final stages before receiving Royal Assent.
Case review 2021-03-23
The High Court has handed down a landmark decision in the case of The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions and others [2020] confirming that ‘workers’ and not just ‘employees’ have the right to be provided with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and to be protected from detriment on health and safety grounds.
Article 2021-03-18
The way in which people and goods travel is changing rapidly. As a new era of transport continues to unfold, Kennedys is here to keep you up to date on the latest developments and what they mean for you and your business.
Article 2021-02-23
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provides the basis for further legal certainty to be agreed following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. It was, as we all saw, a fairly tortuous journey and securing a deal seemed impossible at times because both sides had very different aims in mind.
