HSLA Events Programme 2023 – Manchester

In partnership with DWF and Henderson Chambers, the HSLA invites you to a series of member events hosted in Manchester and Birmingham.

MANCHESTER event: (Use the Booking Form below)
1730 – 2030 on Thursday 9 February 2023
DWF offices, 2 Scott Place, Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AA

BIRMINGHAM event: ( Visit page via this link)

1730 – 2030 on Thursday 2 February 2023
DWF offices, One Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA

These events combine in-person networking with practical insights into some frequent concerns of health and safety practitioners:

1. When an adverse inference can be held against an organisation for failure to answer questions or give evidence;
2. The conditions for admitting bad character evidence in H&S trials; and
3. The evolving nature of coronial proceedings.

Programme:

1730 – 1800 Registration and refreshments

1800 – 1805 Welcome and Introductions
Simon Belfield, DWF

1805 – 1900 Talks and Q&A

Adverse inferences against organisations: a golden silence:
Tim Green KC, Henderson Chambers

Coronial proceedings: inquisitorial or adversarial?
Lucy McCormick, Henderson Chambers

Bad character evidence in Health and Safety trials
Thomas Mallon, Henderson Chambers

Q&A

1915 – 2030 Refreshments and Networking

Speaker biographies:

Tim Green KC
Barrister, Henderson Chambers

Tim is widely acknowledged by Chambers UK and Legal 500 as being one of the Bar’s leaders in health and safety work. He has been instructed in the most complex and serious investigations concerning corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter as well as the full spectrum of HSWA offences. Tim often advises very large corporate clients on the health and safety aspects of high value commercial disputes.

Lucy McCormick
Barrister, Henderson Chambers

Lucy is a commercial barrister with a particular emphasis on product liability, personal injury, inquests and related areas. She has experience attending inquests on behalf of insurers, families and the state. She is presently instructed in the Covid Inquiry. Lucy has particular experience acting for and against parties who lack capacity or are otherwise vulnerable, and is experienced in the practical and procedural issues this raises. Lucy is a member of the Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association (HSLA) and the Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA).

Thomas Mallon
Barrister, Henderson Chambers

Thomas practices across Henderson’s areas of expertise and has developed a strong health, safety, and regulatory practice as part of this. Recent instructions include appearing as junior counsel for the successful Appellant in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham v Argos Limited [2022] EWHC 1398 (Admin), where the Respondent has sought permission to appeal to the Supreme Court; advising as junior counsel on compliance with the specific duties placed on manufacturers by the HSWA 1974 as part of a £100 million contractual dispute; and representing a school as sole counsel at a 4-week inquest following the tragic suicide of a child diagnosed with autism. He completed his first 12 months of pupillage at criminal set before moving to Henderson, and so has first-hand experience representing clients in the Magistrates’ and Crown courts. He is a member of COMBAR and the Government Legal Department junior scheme.

Bookings close at 12.00 noon on the day of the event.

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Manchester Booking Form

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