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:43@hsla.org.uk DTSTART:20200618T140000Z DTEND:20200618T150000Z DTSTAMP:20200609T165911Z URL:https://hsla.org.uk/events/zoom-meeting-an-essential-guide-to-the-law- and-practice-of-inquests-arising-from-deaths-in-healthcare-in-the-light-of -covid-19/ SUMMARY:Zoom Lectures. Lecture One. An essential guide to the law and pract ice of inquests arising from deaths in healthcare in the light of COVID 19 . Lecture Two. Sentencing in Fire Safety Offences DESCRIPTION:Lecture One: An essential guide to the law &\; practice of i nquests arising from deaths in healthcare in the light of COVID 19\n\nThe emergency created by COVID 19 is likely to have a profound impact on the C oroner’s Court. In addition\, recent appellate decisions\, including Par kinson and Childlow\, have created uncertainty as to the scope of inquirie s into deaths arising in the healthcare sector. This seminar provides prac titioners with a concise survey of the developing law and procedure in thi s contentious area including:\n\n Summary of the Chief Coroner’s Guidan ce concerning COVID 19 and impact\n Summary of European and E&\;W case law\n When A2 ECHR is or is not engaged\n Use of juries\n When expert evidence on causation should be admitted\n Sample directions on inquest c onclusions\n\nLecture Two: Sentencing in Fire Safety Offences\n\nPractitio ners will know that prosecutions arising from inadequate fire safety measu res are increasing and so is the tariff. It is thus more important than ev er to conduct a rigorous and realistic assessment of any likely sentence a t an early stage. But with fire safety excluded from the Definitive Guidel ine\, and with a new General Guideline for non-guideline offences having b een published only very recently\, sentencing of these cases remains somet hing of an anomaly.\n\nIn the post-Grenfell climate\, this seminar provide s an essential and practical guide to dealing with fire safety enforcement and sentencing\, including:\n\n The relevance of the new General Guideli ne and how to make use of it\;\n Disputing culpability and risk of harm i n fire cases\, and the need for a Newton hearing to resolve those disputes (following the Court of Appeal dicta in R v Montaut [2019] EWCA Crim 2252 )\n Trends in sentencing of fire safety offences\n The scope for reform post-Grenfell\n\nSpeakers\n\nTim Green is ranked as band 1 counsel by Cham bers UK 2020 for health &\; safety law and environmental work.  Tim ha s been a member of Attorney General’s A Panel of approved regulatory adv ocates since 2012\, regularly provides CPD training for HSLA and has a ver y substantial practice in coronial law and inquiry work.\n\nElizabeth Trem ayne is an experienced regulatory practitioner\, instructed in health\, safety &\; environmental prosecutions and civil claims\, inquests and i nquiries. She is familiar with advising and representing clients prosecute d by enforcing authorities throughout investigation and the court process in a range of sectors including healthcare\, pharmaceuticals\, constructio n\, transport and technology\, as well as public bodies. She regularly ad vises and represents corporates and individuals as IPs throughout coronial investigations and in proceedings\, in particular in acutely sensitive ca ses\n\nRachel Tandy is a barrister at Henderson Chambers specialising in p roduct liability and health and safety\, with a particular focus on fire d amage. She acted as junior counsel for the second (subcontractor) defendan t in the prosecution following the explosion at the Chevron oil refinery i n Pembrokeshire\, and is on the HSE’s list of Specialist Regulatory Advo cates.\n\nTHIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY EVENT AND IT IS FREE TO HSLA MEMBERS. CATEGORIES:Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR