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28 June 2007
Issue: 7279 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Health and Safety

European Commission v United Kingdom (Case C-127/05), [2007] All ER (D) 126 (Jun)

Because Art 5(1) of Directive 89/391 (duty on employers to ensure the safety and health of workers) does not require employers to be subject to no-fault liability, the UK, by restricting the duty on employers to ensure the safety and health of workers in all aspects related to work to a duty to do that only “so far as is reasonably practicable”, has not failed to fulfil its obligations under the Directive.

Issue: 7279 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers welcomes new associate

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments

NEWS
Construction workers injured in comparable accidents can face sharply different routes to compensation on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Victims of undue influence may have more options than simply unwinding a tainted transaction, with courts able to order profits accounts, compensation and, exceptionally, severance
Disabled people could lose vital safeguards following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Cheshire West test for deprivation of liberty, two barristers warn
A formidable reputation cannot protect a law firm when partner departures, fragile finances and client uncertainty begin feeding each other
Businesses incorporating open-source software into commercial products could face obligations to disclose valuable source code, with AI-assisted development making licensing risks harder to track
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