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:1000087@hsla.org.uk DTSTART:20241106T173000Z DTEND:20241106T184500Z DTSTAMP:20241104T154750Z URL:https://hsla.org.uk/events/sentencing-council-consultation-guidelines- re-vlos/ SUMMARY:Sentencing Council Consultation: Guidelines re VLOs DESCRIPTION:\n\nOverview: Embedded within a general consultation is a propo sal to amend the Sentencing Council's Guidelines with regard to VLOs.\n&nb sp\;\nGiven the direct impact this is likely to have on our membership the HSLA has organised this webinar to outline the proposal and discuss the i mplications so that a response reflecting our views can be submitted\nWhen : 6th November 2024 at 5.30-6:45\nWebinar Chair\nNina Dhillon\n\n\n\nNina leads the London crime and regulatory team and is instructed on several of the most prominent health and safety cases in the South East including th e East London tower crane collapse\, Grenfell and the incident at Brixton Academy.\n\nShe has amassed significant expertise over the last 20 years i n defending companies\, directors and senior managers facing investigation for the most serious breaches of their regulatory duties.\n\nNina is an e lected committee member of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association and l eads the thought leadership sub-committee.\n\nRanked in Chambers and Legal 500\, clients have commented that she is “tenacious” and that “she is very strong in her approach with cases and pragmatic in her advice. He r honesty and\nknowledge of the processes involved has helped us enormousl y.”\n\nPanel\nGordon Menzies\n\n\n\nGordon was called to the Bar in 1998 and has been acting in health and safety cases since his involvement in t he Inquest following the Potters Bar rail disaster in 2002. He both defend s and prosecutes and has represented companies in all sectors of industry. He has particular experience of cases in the transport\, chemical and jus tice sectors.\n\nHe was involved in the Rebelo litigation which is now one of the leading cases on gross negligence manslaughter. He has been descri bed in Chambers UK as ‘calm\, measured and a master tactician’.\n\nHar ry Vann\n\n\n\nHarry acts for companies and individuals in the most seriou s health &\; safety prosecutions\, including corporate and gross neglig ence manslaughter. He has acted for all sizes of business\, from sole trad ers to Plcs\, encompassing all aspects of construction\, transport managem ent\, work at height\, electrical installation\, swimming pool management\ , farming\, caravan sites\, asbestos\, care homes\, rail signalling\, ship ping and commercial banking.\n\nHis most significant cases of this year ha ve included securing a reduction in fine from £1.2m to £300k for a VLO i n respect of a FLT vs ankle incident\; securing a non-causative sentence i n respect of the death of a patron at a public house\; and co-defending fo r the company with John Cooper KC for the individual\, securing an SSO for a director whose breach contributed to the death of a young employee.\n\n He was Chambers &\; Partners Health &\; Safety Junior of the Year in 2021 and was appointed Recorder on the North Eastern Circuit in 2022.\n\n He lives in York with a Judge and their daughter.\n\nMark Davies\n\n\n\nMa rk was called to the Bar in 2017 and has been acting for the Ministry of H ousing\, Communities and Local Government in its response to the fire at G renfell Tower since June 2017. He has also been closely involved in the CO VID inquiry.\n\nIn addition to his public inquiry practice\, Mark prosecut es and defends across a range of regulatory regimes\, with a particular fo cus on health and safety. His health and safety work extends across both t he light and heavy industry sectors with a particular emphasis on transpor t issues\, including road and railway regulation. He was described in the Legal 500 as "confident in his advocacy ... a skilful negotiator ... very approachable and also easily relatable."\n\nRuth Pope\n\n\n\nRuth Pope is a lawyer and policy adviser to the Sentencing Council. Her role includes r unning an annual consultation on amendments to existing sentencing guideli nes.\n\nShe is a solicitor who has previously worked as a legal adviser in magistrates’ courts and as a lawyer in the Criminal Appeal Office.\n\n\ n\nPDF Resource: Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines 2024 – Consultation (sentencingcouncil.org.uk)\n\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Online LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84154046494?pwd=tw5kp6LoI4Th29xY0DhoOmFu c84RJx.1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR