Hartlepool Dock in Teesside has been fined more than £400,000 due to the fact that an agency worker died when he fell from height onto a steel deck.
Blackburn landlord fined after breaching fire safety regulations
Faisal Hussain – a Blackburn landlord – has been served with a fine amounting to over £10,000 after tenants struggled to escape a fire in one of his properties, which was caused by an arson attack.
Court of Protection rules that woman has a right to reject medical treatment
A 50-year-old mother who refused hospital treatment, on the grounds that she has lost her “sparkle”, has had her decision supported by the Court of Protection.
Court fines owner of a stone masonry company after safety failings
Thomas Bushby – a stone masonry business owner – has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,500 after he was found guilty of endangering his workers’ lives.
Gas fitter sentenced after family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
Gas fitter David Stott has been ordered to complete community service after his substandard installation of a new boiler at a property put the inhabitants’ lives in danger.