Hi Jerome,
The issue isn't whether it's a link or not, the issue is that for some reason the back buttons on those pages don't work on my site.
To get round it I have replaced that javascript with a conventional "back" function
<script>
function goBack() {
window.history.back();
}
</script>
<a onclick="goBack()">
<span class="icon-32-back" title="<?php echo JText::_('HIKA_BACK'); ?>">
</span>
<?php echo JText::_('HIKA_BACK'); ?>
</a>
There is probably a reason why this isn't a good idea but it seems to work.
Ian