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Law Bulletin - February 2007

Included in this Issue

Liability

Electricity at work
Condoning an unsafe work practice

Workplace regulations

Frequency of inspections and falsified disclosure
Falling from a ladder: Construction Regulations 1996 And Provision
and Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Speed was irrelevant

Practice and Procedure

Effect of injury on career prospects irrelevant to time limits
Some better news on a limitation point
Costs penalty when Judge finds litigant dishonest
Another pre-action admission case

Damages

NHS to recover injury costs from insurers in employers liability cases
New decision on car hire charges
VWF award
Vicarious liability for exemplary damages

Health and Safety

Was fall through roof due to criminal negligence?
What is REACH?