All articles by James Pomeroy of Nelson Bakewell
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Professional
Raising the safety stakes
Changes to safety law focus on management responsibility and governance of risk, aiming to make safety a strategic boardroom issue. No longer does the use of competent persons absolve property owners and managers of liability
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Professional
Fighting fire: new laws and liabilities
Fire safety measures This summer new legislation is expected to come into force requiring fire risk assessments to be undertaken at all buildings New regulations will shift the onus of controlling and assessing the fire risk from fire authorities to building owners and managers
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Professional
Disability law: access all areas
Disability Discrimination Act Landlords should be planning now to improve disabled access to properties – the first step is an access audit of all properties Improving accessibility will increase a property's marketability – the issue is going to become an important Criterion in occupier decision-making Although ...
