Weekly issue 127

News in brief

In a statement to the House of Commons last week, Justice Minister Jack Straw committed the Government to supporting research into asbestos-related diseases. The aim, he said, was for the UK to become a a global leader in research on the alleviation, prevention and cure of such diseases.

Conduct cases

West London Mental Health NHS Trust v Sarkar

Prohibiting Trade Union Blacklisting: Will it Work?

By Ian Manborde, Thompsons Tutor in Trade Union Studies, Northern College

Who's telling the truth?

Woodhouse School v Webster