With 15 lawyers specialising in health and safety, we believe we have one of the largest health and safety teams in the UK. Comprising ex-prosecutors and defence solicitors, with all partners having over 20 years' experience in this area, we have developed sector specialisms so we not only understand the law but how it applies to specific industry sectors such as energy, retail, hospitality and leisure, and construction. This, coupled with our unrivalled experience in relation to specific areas of health and safety law such as fire, COMAH, asbestos and corporate manslaughter, has meant we are the firm of choice for the leading energy and retail companies operating in the UK.
What we do
Risk and regulatory issues covers a vast spectrum of laws, regulations and statutory guidance, each of which has the potential to make a significant impact on the running of our clients' organisations and their business reputations. In addition, many of the laws have direct impact on directors as officers of the company. We have one of the largest and most respected risk and regulatory departments with specialist teams within it providing focused advice on all key risk areas in both the private and public sector.
Clients look to us for help in developing their national and international health and safety management approach, risk management, policies and procedures. All members of the team regularly appear before the Criminal Courts, Civil Courts, Coroners and Tribunals.
The team's national practice deals with both contentious and non-contentious aspects of the law, with work including:
- dealing with prosecutions and appeals against statutory notices in all Courts and tribunals in the UK
- judicial review proceedings in relation to health, safety and environment matters, including the nature and extent of statutory powers and enforcement authorities, abuse of process, Inquests and Human Rights Act issues
- all aspects of investigations by the Health and Safety Executive and other regulatory bodies
- dealing with inquests, statutory inquiries and internal inquiries
- advising on corporate governance and best practice to companies in terms of safety, health and environmental management
- advising on serious incident protocols and procedures for dealing with critical incidents and subsequent investigations by regulatory authorities
- advising on all aspects of corporate manslaughter including business structuring from a risk management perspective, advising on investigations by police and defending prosecutions brought by the CPS
- statutory and internal inquiries
- corporate governance issues relating to health and safety
- prosecutions of both corporate defendants and individuals.