Health and safety

We have in-depth experience of helping organisations with a wide range of issues requiring specialist health and safety advice. Examples of our work include:

• Representing a Spanish aluminium recycling business through an HSE investigation and subsequent prosecution, following the death of one of its sub-contractor’s employees on its recycling plant. Our team was able to present effective mitigation and secure the ongoing viability of the business and safeguard many local jobs.
• Representing NHS and private healthcare organisations being investigated for various health and safety offences, following fatal and non-fatal accidents, involving both patients and members of the public.
• Following an accident resulting in serious injuries to two employees, advising a construction company through an investigation and prosecution, and securing a successful outcome by presenting effective mitigation.
• Assisting a German company in avoiding prosecution after a number of its subcontractors were exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Successfully advising a major film production company on an investigation by the police and the HSE, following a fatal accident during filming of a blockbuster sequel. After our input, no prosecution was brought.
• Acting for a multinational corporate in connection with a local authority investigation and coroner’s inquest following a workplace death.

We have considerable experience working with clients across a wide range of sectors, including corporate, health, education, insurance, food and agribusiness, real estate and farming.