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Important Lessons from the Shoreham Air Crash Inquest Gerard Forlin KC (counsel for the families of the deceased) and Keith Morton KC (counsel for the Civil Aviation Authority)  discussed legal issues arising out of the inquest into the 11 deaths that occurred on the A27 during the Shoreham Airshow on 22 August 2015. Topics included: […]

Recording of ‘Do recent environmental fines show us the future for health and safety cases? held at Eversheds Sutherland, and online on Thursday 30 November 2023. Chair: Amy Sadro, Eversheds SutherlandSpeakers:Sailesh Mehta, Red Lion ChambersLisa Roberts KC, Lincoln House ChambersDominic Kay KC, Crown Office ChambersIn recent years there have been fines of £20 million and £90

Event Recording 2 November 2023 An online virtual session  hosted by the Chair of the HSLA, Danny McShee, and other committee members to talk about the work of the committee and the various roles, for HSLA members who are interested in running for a position. You are unauthorised to view this page. To view this

Recording of the HSLA Event held on 18 October 2023 at Kennedys offices, London Whilst the Sentencing Guideline on health and safety offences provides a level of certainty for micro to large companies this does not exist for very large organisations and we have seen fines increasing for VLO’s.When these sentences have been appealed, the

Presentation PDFs. Click to  Download: Sarah Mallagh Simon Joyston-Bechal Arcadia shared slides Simon Antrobus – Mike Atkins Austin Stoton James Ageros Valerie Charbit Valerie Charbit slides A view from the Building Safety Regulator With parts of the Building Safety Act already in force and far wider implications for building owners that were perhaps first thought,

Recording of the HSLA Event held on Thursday 5 May 2023, Burness Paull offices, Edinburgh The event considered ‘Individual Liability’ with Peter Gray KC, from Compass Chambers.Peter Gray is a leading practitioner in regulatory crime and, in particular, in the fields of health and safety, environmental and corporate financial prosecutions.In the context of health and

Recording of the HSLA Event held on Thursday 9 February 2023, DWF offices, Manchester HSLA  along with DWF and Henderson Chambers held two events in Birmingham and Manchester. They  combined in-person networking with practical insights into some frequent concerns of health and safety practitioners:When an adverse inference can be held against an organisation for failure

To consider R (ORR) v. WH Malcolm Ltd at first instance and in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Webinar recording of the event on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at Outer Temple Chambers 222 Strand, Temple, London WC2R 1BA An HSLA member event with David Travers KC, Ben Compton KC, and James Leonard. Introduction by

HSLA AGM 2022 The AGM was held online via ZOOM on 19 December 2022. Agenda: Chair Report for 2022 Treasurer report for 2022 Resolution to extend the remaining officer roles not previously extended to the 2023 AGM to allow for the proposed new HSLA constitution to be put to HSLA members in a special general meeting

HSLA Webinar 20 July, 2022 Harry Vann, from Crown Office Chambers,  providied an update session on appealing enforcement notices. This included a refresher on the main grounds of appeal. It also focused on a case study involving a prohibition notice served on a company prohibiting the use of a cut-off saw on the basis of