Posted By shaun mckeever Today I was in a very large crown court as a witness in a case which involved a breach of fire regulations. Whilst I was there I noticed the court had a significant number of breach of fire regulations e.g. obstructed fire exits, fire doors wedged open, stored pressure extinguishers with low pressure on the gauge, the list goes on. I asked to see the person responsible for fire safety to point out a few things but I got such a negative response and was told that if I have a complaint I should put it in writing. I tried explaining that it was ridiculous to be prosecuting someone for breach of fire regs when the person being prosecuted could point to the court and identify all the things that she was being prosecuted for being present in the court building. Is it one law for one and one law for another?

Posted By Miriam Shaun: What you have to bear in mind, is that those in the legal profession are of masters in the art of circumventing laws. This may be a cynical reply, but if the legal profession cannot get its act together, what hope is there for the rest of us! Regards, Miriam

Posted By Jim Sweetman Shaun, As Ken says, even HSE offices may attract criticism. However, the crime isn't in doing something, it's in getting CAUGHT doing something. Regards Jim