The need for businesses to maintain a proactive approach in Health & Safety is of paramount importance. Otherwise the losses in terms of personal injury, financial loss, management time, insurance premiums and reputation can be disastrous.
With corporate manslaughter now an important board room issue, failure to comply can have serious consequences sometimes requiring disaster management as well as issues relating to investigation and prosecution.
Our team advise businesses (acting both for insurers and self insured) on their liabilities. When incidents occur, we advise from an early stage in the investigatory process through, if necessary, to prosecution.
We understand that you have to have confidence in your lawyers in all forums. Our experience includes a wide variety of offences in the Magistrates and Crown Court, Coroners Court and Administrative Court as well as related personal injury claims in the High Court.
We also advise and prosecute on behalf of local authorities.
Work experience/case studies:
- Advising a plc on corporate manslaughter.
- Prosecuting breaches of lifting regulations for a District Council.
- Defending a Constabulary on its employers and public liability claims for health & safety.
- Defending a multi million pound claim against a local authority involving the Court of Protection.
- Representing a Police Authority in the Coroner's Court before a jury concerning a death in custody.
