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James Pomeroy of Nelson Bakewell

Raising the safety stakes

22 September 00

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

Fighting fire: new laws and liabilities

7 May 99

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

Disability law: access all areas

9 April 99

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 there are four years…