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12 June 2008
Issue: 7325 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest
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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Mason v Satelcom Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 494, [2008] All ER (D) 175 (May)

When determining whether or not someone was in “control” of equipment for the purposes of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2306), it is necessary to ascertain, in relation to a non-employer, whether there was a purpose for which he had such control as he had. It would be wrong to hold that a person would be responsible for the suitability and maintenance of a ladder which just happened to be on their premises.
 

Issue: 7325 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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