Health & safety
Our health and safety law experts operate across all three UK legal jurisdictions and Australia, working with you to develop proactive compliance strategies , as well as helping you respond to incidents.
Our leading Health and Safety & Regulatory Risk Advisory team (top ranked by the UK legal directories) operates across all UK jurisdictions (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), and Australia with clients drawn from all sectors. Our expertise covers health and safety, building and fire safety, environmental crime, trading and food safety law, licensing and transport law.
Utilising unrivalled experience advising clients in high hazard industries we have created and refined tried and trusted measures to give clients from all sectors the best chance of ensuring that adverse incidents are avoided. Should the worst happen, however, our team of specialists will ensure that the best possible outcome is secured from providing support and advice in the immediate aftermath of an incident, and with any investigation and enforcement action, inquest, fatal accident inquiry or prosecution that may follow. We are lawyers and business advisors who give strategic, commercial and pragmatic advice.
We have developed a valuable insight into the HSE and Safe Work Australia's enforcement priorities, their sector strategies and the importance of a positive health and safety culture within an organisation. This understanding feeds into the range of advisory services that we offer to clients to upskill their internal teams, enhance their standards of compliance, and explore the regulatory strengths and weaknesses of the business.
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Our latest work
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
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Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
Advised Jockey Club Racecourses Limited a leading British racecourse operator regarding planned nonviolent action by an activist group at the Epsom Derby Festival, addressing potential disruption involving up to 1000 individuals and strategies to mitigate operational risks.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Representing our construction sector client following a fatal traffic management incident giving rise to corporate manslaughter, CDM and HSWA allegations.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advising a higher education client on the regime known as Martyn’s Law which requires venues of certain capacities to take anti-terrorism measures for the protection of public safety.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Representing our construction contractor client during a HSE investigation and prosecution following a serious fall from height through a fragile skylight. A far lower penalty was imposed than anticipated due to a robust negotiation strategy and effective mitigation.
- United Kingdom
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Represented a leading property services provider during pre-trial and trial proceedings in a high-profile and complex fire safety prosecution involving six defendants and 50+ charges. Our client was acquitted on Day 2 of trial in a case lasting over 5 years
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advising an airport operator in a coroner’s inquest following the death of an employee of a third party groundhandler.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advising a food manufacturer following receipt of 2 prohibition and 4 improvement notices relating to alleged H&S breaches.
- United Kingdom
- Retail & Consumer
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Challenging an asbestos-related Notification of Contravention letter and associated Fee For Intervention invoice through the HSE’s query and dispute process.
- United Kingdom
- Professional & Public Services
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Represented a major infrastructure services provider in a three week Fatal Accident Inquiry following a train derailment caused by a landslip, including conducting the advocacy at the Fatal Accident Inquiry.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised a specialist industrial services provider on a potential mercury poisoning incident and related regulatory investigation. A prosecution was successfully avoided following robust and persuasive representations at the interview under caution stage.
- United Kingdom
- Retail & Consumer
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
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Kevin Bridges
Partner, Head of Health and Safety
