Health and safety

Health and safety legal advice

Our specialist healthcare and NHS health & safety lawyers provide clear legal advice together with creative, practical and cost-effective solutions on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious health and safety law, including those arising from construction projects.

Key services and issues

  • General consultation on health and safety matters
  • Representation of organisations and individuals in fatal accident, asbestos, fire safety, work-related transport and other matters
  • Reviewing policies, procedures and other documents for compliance
  • Advising on health & safety clauses in standard form documents (e.g. contracts) and preparation of documents for clients
  • Advising on disputed health and safety duties (including Responsible Person duties under fire safety law)

Assisting organisations to:

  • Undertake accident and incident reviews
  • Identify root-causes and draft accident reports
  • Consider issues of potential civil and criminal liability
  • Manage the post-incident recovery phase
  • Provide practical training to staff in health and safety law

Advocacy

  • Provide 24/7 telephone advice
  • Accompany clients at police and Health & Safety Executive (HSE) interviews
  • Liaise with the police and enforcing authorities on your behalf
  • Advise and represent clients at Memorandum of Understanding and other multi-agency meetings
  • Representation at Inquests and in any court proceedings

Our work

  • We advised a Trust following an HSE investigation as a result of an accident on site involving a sub-contractor which resulting in serious injury. By fully engaging and cooperating with the HSE from the earliest stage, we were able to sufficiently tailor our written response to the issues identified and assure the HSE that their concerns had been adequately responded to, convincing them not to take any further action against the Trust.
  • We acted for a Trust in connection with a high profile legionella prosecution following the death of a patient, including representing the Trust in respect of Police and HSE investigations.

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