We 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
Health and safety legal advice
- Reviewing policies, procedures and other documents for compliance
- Advising on health and 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