Legal

Message from Sean Starbuck, FBU national officer: You will be aware that the FBU’s challenge is currently being dealt with by the Pension Ombudsman. The latest position is that the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has obtained permission to appeal the High Court’s decision regarding the...

Six years after two firefighters were killed in a fireworks explosion at Marlie Farm near Lewes in Sussex, their families’ long fight for compensation reaches the High Court next week. A three week trial of the case against East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) starts this Monday, 25 February...

Six years after firefighters Geoff Wicker and Brian Wembridge were killed at Marlie Farm, the relatives of the deceased and the injured firefighters are still fighting for compensation. Two firefighters were killed and a further nine firefighters were injured at an explosion at Marlie Farm on 3...

The Fire Brigades Union today welcomed the announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service that it will charge Rebekah Brooks and other former News of the World employees with offences relating to the phone hacking of the union’s former general secretary. The charges relate to the alleged unlawful...

Paul Trew, Hampshire FBU brigade secretary said: “The Hampshire Fire Brigades Union is satisfied with the verdict arrived at. Though the inquest is now concluded, both families will continue to receive full support from the FBU. “It is hoped that the recommendations from this inquest are implemented...

Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary said: “This has been a very difficult and painful process for the families, friends and colleagues of firefighters James Shears and Alan Bannon. Their loss is still very deeply felt by all those touched by their deaths. “These dedicated firefighters died in the line...

Today is the start of what could be a long legal process to establish the facts and get to the truth of the events of 6 April 2010. The Fire Brigades Union knows from the bitter experience of other firefighter deaths that this process can be very harrowing for all involved. Firefighters James Shears...