Faced with the ever-increasing burden of legislation, meeting a company’s health and safety requirements is a daunting task for directors and managers.
Our specialist health and safety solicitors have advised across a full spectrum of health and safety cases.
Operating throughout England and Wales, our health and safety lawyers have extensive experience in diverse sectors including construction, transport, farming, quarrying, leisure and residential care.
We also advise on preventative measures such as the drafting of health and safety documentation or explanation of the application of new legislation on particular business sectors.
We represent clients throughout any investigation process, during any ancillary proceedings (such as inquests), and where necessary during court proceedings at all court levels.
When accidents do occur it is often vital that the right choices are made straight away. We provide a First Response service which includes 24 hour emergency telephone legal advice, 365 days a year. We are able to deploy a lawyer on site in immediate response to a critical incident.
Health and safety breach litigation can have grave consequences. Average fines increase year on year and are likely to increase exponentially in cases arising from deaths in the workplace. Reputation and share price damage is also a significant issue for our clients.
Our lawyers understand this context and are well practised in ensuring that businesses and individuals are properly defended from all of these potential threats.
It is vital that any organisation has the correct health and safety policies in place.
Our health and safety solicitors can provide you with advice on all aspects of health and safety law to ensure that you have the proper policies in place to protect your organisation from a health and safety breach.
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A health and safety breach can have a detrimental effect on your business. Our health and safety solicitors have a wealth of experience in health and safety law matters. We are well practised in ensuring that businesses and individuals are properly defended from all of the potential threats of a health and safety breach.
We can provide the following services:
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, which came into force on 6 April 2008, means that companies and organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a consequence of significant management failures resulting in a gross breach of a duty of care.
If your organisation has been accused of corporate manslaughter it is essential to take legal advice as early as possible. Our health and safety solicitors have the experience and skills needed to best advise you on your options. We can assist you throughout the investigation from the day of the incident until the investigation reaches its conclusion.
We deal with the full spectrum of health and safety matters throughout England and Wales.
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