Polski Dzial Council adopts directive on safety of offshore oil and gas operations
The Council of the European Union has adopted a directive on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations. The new regulatory framework aims at reducing the occurrence of major accidents related to offshore oil and gas operations and to limit their consequences. It establishes minimum conditions for safe offshore exploration and exploitation and improves […]
Partnerships Prosecution Bill passed
The UK Parliament has formally approved a new law that will amend the criminal liability of partnerships in Scotland. The Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill will now go forward for royal assent. Reforming the criminal liability of partnerships in Scots law became necessary after the tragedy of the Rosepark nursing home fire in Lanarkshire in 2004 […]
Governments consult over setting the discount rate
The Ministry of Justice, the Scottish Government and the Department of Justice, Northern Ireland have jointly launched a consultation exercise over how the discount rate for personal injury compensation should be set. The consultation document explains that awards of damages are intended to compensate claimants for the losses they have suffered as a result of […]
New checks for doctors in patient safety boost
Doctors in the UK are to become the first in the world to have regular assessments to ensure that their training and expertise are up-to-date and that they are fit to carry out their roles, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. The new system, called medical revalidation, will help doctors keep up to the standard […]
Reported road casualties Great Britain
The Department of Transport has published statistics on personal injury accidents in the year ending March 2012 on public roads (including footways) in Great Britain. The statistics show that:
Proposals to lower drink drive limit in Scotland
Brake, the road safety charity, has welcomed the announcement by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill that proposals to lower the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg will be brought forward later this year. Sarah Fatica, general manager at Brake, said: “What we really need to see is a strong message from […]