LEGAL UPDATE

Occupational health and safety law is constantly changing. There are two types of law viz. criminal law and civil law. The sources of law are found in statute law, common law and european law and directives. Statute law emanates from Parliament as Acts and Regulations. Common law relies on judge made law, often unwritten and adopting the principle of precedence. European directives begin in the European Commission and after agreement between the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament form the basis for change in the member states. Case law can be used to interpret the meaning of both statute law and common law. New cases and judgements can change the thinking on health and safety issues.

JRL Solutions Ltd provides a half day course which updates those attending on the important changes in law and interpretation.

The syllabus of this course includes:-

• Overview of current legal framework
• Developments in statute
• Developments in common law
• European perspective
• Developments in case law
• Coping with change
• Helping organisations to incorporate change