Health and Safety

The threat of health and safety, or regulatory scrutiny, may be a part of doing business. However, it can cause immense pressure and could lead to serious legal repercussions if compliance is not met. Our global Health and Safety team can assist you with safeguarding the reputation of your business.

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The changes made to the regulatory environment in recent years, including guidelines to sentencing for health and safety offences, have shaken up the regulatory landscape for both corporate defendants and individuals alike.

Fines of multiple millions and a rise in the number and length of custodial sentences are becoming more normalised. This puts immense pressure on companies to ensure that they have the adequate health and safety compliance in place.

Our team is highly recognised in the field of health and safety, especially for our focus on risk analysis, commercial understanding, and a breadth of expertise across sectors and industries. If you need the help of a professional health and safety lawyer, look no further.

Our regulatory expertise is recognised as decisive, detailed, and proactive. We provide support and advice to corporate bodies as well as individuals, and are able to offer multifaceted health and safety legal advice.

Our team has particular expertise in relation to:

Police or Local Authority investigations (following accidents and reports).
Compliance with safety legislation (auditing, risk analysis, corporate support, employee training), including all facets of fire safety regulation.
Appeals against Enforcement Notices (prohibition and improvement notices).
Crisis and Incident Management in the UK.
Internal accident investigations.
Interviews under caution/written representations to regulatory bodies.
Coroners’ inquests.
Prosecutions and investigations, including Corporate, and Gross Negligence Manslaughter.
Representation in courts.
Appeals on conviction and sentencing.
By working with our Legal Operations colleagues we can rapidly scale our support in the aftermath of an incident. For example, in reviewing a huge number of documents efficiently, saving you time and money whilst optimising your processes and delivering MI.

Testimonials

“The team is excellent. We feel that we are in the best hands possible”

Chambers and Partners UK-wide 2021, Health & Safety

“The lawyers have a depth of knowledge and experience. They are very much established players so the group has strength in depth. They have a strong health and safety offering. They have been really thorough and really pragmatic in how they have done things. I have been really impressed by what they have provided. ”

Chambers and Partners UK-wide 2022, Health & Safety