BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67@hsla.org.uk DTSTART:20230519T130000Z DTEND:20230519T220000Z DTSTAMP:20230425T205257Z URL:https://hsla.org.uk/events/hsla-annual-conference-and-dinner-2023/ SUMMARY:HSLA Annual Conference and Dinner 2023 DESCRIPTION:Annual Conference Updated Programme and Timings (25 April 2023) \nPlease see below our updated programme and timings for the HSLA conferen ce\, which will be held on the afternoon of 19 May 2023\, followed by our annual dinner at the beautiful Fishmongers' Hall. Please note that the con ference runs to 5.30pm.You will see that we have a fantastic line up of sp eakers who will look at building safety\, fire safety\, recent health and safety cases as well as providing an insight into the Arcadia case by thos e who were instructed and involved in the trial. The conference is also a valuable opportunity to network and connect with colleagues and friends.\n \nCONFERENCE FROM 13.00\, DINNER (SOLD OUT) FROM 19.00\n\n\n\n\nHSLA Confe rence Programme 2023\n \;\n\n1.00-1.30 pm\nRegistration\nPlease join u s for refreshments over the registration period.\n\n1.30-1.40pm\nWelcome a nd Opening from HSLA Chair\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n \n \;\n\nDanny McShee Partner\, Kennedys and HSLA Chair\n\n1.40-2.30pm \nA view from the Building Safety Regulator\nWith parts of the Building Sa fety Act already in force and far wider implications for building owners t hat were perhaps first thought\, we get an insight from the new Building S afety Regulator on their aims and objectives for improving standards acros s the sector and how it intends to use its powers to achieve proportionate regulatory outcomes.\n\nSarah Mallagh\, Building Safety Regulator Policy Lead\, Health and Safety Executive\n\n\n\nSarah Mallagh has worked for HSE for over 30 years in a diverse range of roles.  She began her career as an operational inspector working in the engineering\, manufacturing and c onstruction sectors.  She then led various business change projects to d eliver improvements in HSE’s inspection and complaint handling processes .  More recently she has had a number of policy roles\, dealing with civ il liability\, asbestos and occupational lung disease\, radiation and prep arations for the UK’s exit from the EU in relation to the supply of chem icals.  Since May of 2021\, Sarah has led HSE’s Building Safety Regula tor’s Policy and Legislation team.\n\n------------------------------\n\n 2.30-3.30pm\nFire safety critical: A panel discussion\nFollowing the Grenf ell Fire tragedy fire safety should be top of the agenda for all duty hold ers with an interest in buildings. However\, fire safety investigations an d prosecutions are on the rise so our panel will discuss the challenges an d opportunities around compliance in this crucial area.\nChair:\nColin Moo re\, Partner\, DAC Beachcroft\n\n\n\nColin acts for companies and individu als prosecuted for manslaughter offences (including corporate manslaughter ) and offences relating to health and safety and fire safety. He is freque ntly called in to advise clients following fatal and serious workplace acc idents where urgent assistance is required in the face of Police and HSE i nvestigations. He has over 15 year experience advising clients across a ra nge of sectors including construction\, manufacturing\, retail and leisure \, and transport and logistics.\n\n \;\nPanellists:\n \;\n\nJohn B onney CBE\, Director\, Alendi Consulting\n\n\n\nJohn had been one of the l eading figures in the UK Fire and Rescue Service for over a decade. He joi ned the London Fire Brigade in 1981\, moved to Gloucestershire Fire and Re scue Service in 1997 as Deputy Chief Officer. In 2004 took up the post of Chief Fire Officer in Hampshire where he served for 11 years\, alongside b eing President of the Chief Fire Officers’ Association from 2009-11.\n\n Retiring in 2014 he received a CBE in 2015 for his work within the sector. He is now a consultant and sought after speaker. He is a fellow of the In stitute of Directors and holds the chartered director qualification. He si ts on the board of the US based National Fire Protection Association as a global advocate in Fire Safety where he is currently serving as vice chair .\n\nThroughout his career he has been involved in a number of significant health and safety investigations following emergency incidents.\n\n \ ;\n\nKatherine Metcalfe\, Partner\, Pinsent Masons\n\n\n\nKatherine is at the forefront of Pinsent Masons’ thought leadership on building\, fire a nd construction product safety\, advising clients on regulatory change occ asioned by the Building Safety Act and wider reform of fire safety. She is a member of the British Property Federation Building Safety Sounding Boar d. Katherine spent two years heading up the in-house legal team at the Sco ttish Fire and Rescue Service. She regularly guide clients through the com plexities of fire safety regulation across the UK. She is currently suppor ting clients with a broad range of fire-related issues.\n\n \;\n\nJame s Leonard KC\, Outer Temple\n\n\n\nJames specialises predominantly in Heal th\, Safety &\; Environmental Law and has an established practice in Di sciplinary &\; Regulatory cases. He has a considerable background in co mplex industrial accident cases\, fraud and corruption cases\, financial s ervices\, multi-jurisdictional confiscation proceedings and Public Law.\n\ n \;\n\n3.30-3.50 pm\n\nBreak\n\n3.50-5.10 pm\nLegal update of recent cases &\; an insight into the Arcadia/Topshop prosecution\nSimon Antrob us KC of Crown Office Chambers will provide an update on interesting legal cases over the last 12 months\, which will be followed by a detailed behi nd the scenes look at the Arcadia prosecution. Last year\, Topshop and its former owners were found guilty of health and safety breaches after a 10- year-old boy died when a queue barrier toppled on him during a family shop ping trip in 2017. Join those who were instructed in the case for an insig ht into the pertinent issues at trial.\n\nSimon Antrobus KC\, Crown Office Chambers\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nSimon has bee n well known as one of the leading barristers in the health and safety fie ld\, he is currently recognised by both of the legal directories as a band 1 Silk\, and was Chambers &\; Partners’ Health &\; Safety Silk of the Year in 2021. Simon has represented corporate clients in some of the highest profile health and safety cases\, including the Buncefield Oil Ter minal explosion\, the prosecution of Merlin Entertainments for the Smiler Rollercoaster accident at Alton Towers\, the recent criminal prosecution r elating to the Hillsborough football stadium disaster of 1989\, and the on going public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. He has successfully def ended large and small companies in relation to health and safety offences\ , directors and employees in relation to manslaughter charges.\n\nJim Ager os KC\, Crown Office Chambers\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \;\n\nJames practises exclusively in health &\; safety and environmental law. For many years he has been recognised as one of the mos t accomplished and versatile barristers in the field. He has been rated in the top category for juniors in health and safety for a number of years a nd has been consistently nominated as outstanding junior. He is the co-aut hor of Matthews &\; Ageros\, ‘Health &\; Safety Enforcement\, Prac tice &\; Procedure’\, OUP\, now in its third edition.\n\nValerie Char bit\, Red Lion Chambers\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ nValerie has extensive experience in health and safety cases\, both prosec uting and defending. She is often instructed to prosecute by the Health an d Safety Executive and local authorities in respect of fatalities and othe r breaches of health and safety legislation. Her clients have included com panies\, NHS trusts\, local authorities\, the Health and Safety Executive\ , and the Office of Road and Rail\, as well as individuals including direc tors and trustees. Valerie is appointed to the A list of Special Regulator y Advocates in Health &\; Safety and Environmental Law.\n\nMike Atkins\ , Crown Office Chambers\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ nMike is one of the most sought-after junior counsel for complex and high- profile health and safety cases\, including prosecutions for corporate and gross negligence manslaughter. He specialises exclusively in the field of criminal regulatory law\, with particular expertise in health and safety\ , inquests\, fire safety\, food safety\, and product safety. He is regular ly instructed on behalf of multinational and household name companies as w ell as directors\, employees\, and public bodies. His recent cases include the prosecution of Arcadia and Topshop\, the Bosley Wood Mill explosion\, and the Croydon tram disaster. He is consistently recognised in the direc tories as a leading junior in the field.\n\nAustin Stoton\, 2 Bedford Row\ n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAustin is co nsistently ranked in the directories for Health and Safety. He is principa lly a health and safety practitioner\, regularly to be found co-defending in corporate fatality cases. He covers the entire gamut of health and safe ty work\, including Inquests into deaths in the work place\, statutory enf orcement notices\, criminal prosecutions (corporate manslaughter\, gross n egligence manslaughter and section 2 and 3) advice on collateral civil cla ims\, all aspects of fire related work\, and judicial review. Austin’s p ractice also extends to regulatory crime\, serious business crime\, enviro nmental work\, and professional disciplinary work. Over the last couple of years he has been instructed in the Grenfell Public Inquiry into the deat h of 72 people in July 2017.\n\n5.10-5.20pm\nAn update on the UK Retained EU Law Bill\nSimon Joyston-Bechal\n\n\n\nSimon heads the Turnstone Law tea m as Director and has over 25 years’ experience as a solicitor. Speciali sing in regulatory defence\, he is widely regarded as one of the UK’s le ading health &\; safety lawyers. His experience also covers fire safety \, trading standards\, product liability\, food safety\, white-collar crim e\, environmental defence\, judicial review\, human rights\, and commercia l litigation.\n\n5.20-5.30 pm\nClosing remarks from the Chair\nDanny McShe e\n\n\n\nDinner (Sold out as of 25 April 2023)\n \;\nInvestment:\nConf erence only – £115 members/ £145 non-members\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n  \; CATEGORIES:AGM and Dinner LOCATION:Fishmongers' Hall\, London Bridge\, London\, EC4R 9EL\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.5086591;-0.08752389999995103 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Bridge\, London\, EC 4R 9EL\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fishmongers' Hall:geo:5 1.5086591,-0.08752389999995103 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR