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Travel advice: when holiday excursions go wrong

Fri 30th Sep 2011

Some sound advice on The Telegraph webpage from Matthew Chapman, specialist travel and tourism barrister at 1 Chancery Lane (chambers I regularly instruct) responding to a reader's enquiry on a disastrous holiday excursion and the claims she might be able to bring.

Poor Posture at Work Can Cause Injuries in the Gym

Fri 30th Sep 2011

Most office workers will spend a lot of time, sat in front of their computer screens everyday. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, regulation 11 sets out an employers duties in respect of workstation and seating. The Heath and Safety Display Screen Equipment Regulations1992 advises the employers about computer equipment and how this should be positioned.

Motorway Speed Limit to Be Raised to 80mph?

Fri 30th Sep 2011

I have mixed feelings about the news that the Department of Transport (DoT) is to launch a consultation on possibly raising the speed limit on motorways from 70 mph to 80 mph.

Patients Requiring Emergency Surgery at Risk, Say Surgeons

Thu 29th Sep 2011

I was concerned to learn that a report by the Royal College of Surgeons has highlighted a lack of resourses, such as available operating theatres and access to x-rays and scans, has lead to patients who need emergency surgery not being treated in time.

Risk of Mesothelioma Found Not to be Foreseeable in Recent High Court Decision - Applying Baker v Quantum Clothing

Thu 29th Sep 2011

Having a special interest in cases of personal injury arising out of exposure to asbestos I was interested to read the decision in Asmussen v Filtrona UK Limited handed down recently by the High Court.

Would you Think Twice Before Flying if Air Passenger Duty Rises Again?

Thu 29th Sep 2011

It seems never ending, doesn't it? Although we're facing further economic recession, the government (intent on reducing the budget deficit) looks set to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) even further.

Marks and Spencer and 3 Contractors Fined £1 Million Over Asbestos Regulations Breaches

Thu 29th Sep 2011

Another high profile retailer has been fined for placing people at risk of exposure to asbestos during the refurbishment of its two stores in Reading and Bournemouth.

Kids Rewarded for Wearing Bike Helmets

Thu 29th Sep 2011

I read an article today that Derbyshire Police are rolling out a new Road Safety Initiative in that they are rewarding children for wearing cycling helmets.

The Increasing Cost of Cancer Care

Thu 29th Sep 2011

I was concerned to learn that a group of leading international cancer researchers have recently published a report in The Lancet stating that the cost of treating cancer is 'heading towards a crisis.'

What is the Cost of Life?

Wed 28th Sep 2011

On the way to work this morning I was listening to the radio as I usually do. The subject under debate today was the cost of cancer drugs. It has been suggested that such drugs should not be prescribed to terminally ill cancer patients for the sole purpose of extending their lives by a short period, namely weeks or even days. The money should be spent elsewhere.