Health & Safety

Our health and safety lawyers understand from experience that prevention is indeed better than cure. We can work with you to help you evaluate the risks facing your business. We can be with you every step of the way to ensure you are aware of the risks and responsibilities; supporting you in navigating the regulatory minefield using our three-stage process as below – Anticipate, Prevent, Cure.

• Anticipate – We horizon scan to spot legal developments that may affect your industry, review the latest HSE Guidance to ensure you can plan for the future based on the latest information.
• Prevent – To help ensure that you are managing your business safely, we provide health and safety legal advice with a “fresh pair of eyes” to Boards, Group and General Counsel and management teams. Working with H&S consultants to provide a legal analysis of health and safety legislation and regulatory risks, our health and safety team help to manage your risk exposure and deliver a culture of proactive compliance and risk awareness. Our experience of carrying out due diligence in preparation for acquisitions enables us to identify significant risks involved in acquiring businesses too.
• Cure – We recognise that sometimes the worst happens. If an adverse incident occurs, our health and safety solicitors can support you on a ‘drop and go’ basis, making sure that we are at your premises when the regulatory agency begins their work. We provide you with strategic advice in readiness for any recorded regulatory interview; and have years of experience of successfully defending businesses in the Magistrates and Crown Courts across England and Wales.

We’ll help you anticipate changes before they happen, to embed safe management practices that proactively insulate you from risk, and to quickly adapt to requirements should you find yourself responding to a regulatory investigation or facing enforcement action. As part of the cycle, our health and safety solicitors can work with you to undertake Root Cause Analysis, carry out your own internal regulatory investigation and ensure that lessons are learned across the organization to reduce the risk of a repeat incident.