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ON Sunday, the long-awaited smoking ban, which provides that smoking shall be prohibited in any place designated as an "enclosed public space or workplace", comes into effect across England. Is there a risk that the ban will give rise to an influx of personal injury claims in respect of passive smoking where an employer fails to comply with the regulations?

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