If your business is facing an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a local authority or the police, obtaining specialist legal advice at an early stage can help you understand your position and respond appropriately.
Our experienced health and safety solicitors advise businesses and individuals on regulatory investigations, enforcement action and prosecutions. We provide clear, practical advice from the earliest stages of an investigation through to court proceedings, where necessary.
We advise businesses, directors and senior managers on a wide range of health and safety matters, including:
Health and safety investigations can begin following a workplace accident, injury, fatality or concern about working practices. The HSE, local authorities and, in serious cases, the police may become involved.
Early legal advice can be particularly important where your business is asked to provide documents, respond to an investigation or attend an interview under caution.
Our solicitors can advise you throughout the investigation, helping you understand your obligations, protect your position and respond appropriately to the investigating authority.
Health and safety investigations do not only affect businesses. Directors, managers and other senior individuals may face personal investigation or prosecution in certain circumstances.
We provide clear, confidential advice to individuals who are concerned about their own position or responsibilities following a workplace incident or alleged health and safety breach.
HSE’s own enforcement guidance expressly addresses the prosecution of individuals, including directors and managers, so I think this deserves its own section rather than being buried in the copy.
If your business is facing a health and safety investigation, enforcement action or prosecution, speak to our experienced regulatory solicitors as early as possible.
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