Insights: Health & Safety
Austin Stoton elected as Honorary Life Member of the Health & Safety Lawyers Association
We are pleased to announce that Austin Stoton has been elected an Honorary Life Member of the Health and Safety...
How UK Courts sentence organisations for Health & Safety Offences
A Practitioner’s Guide Sentencing in health and safety cases has changed fundamentally over the past decade. The...
Ashraf Khan prosecutes complex Health & Safety case resulting in substantial penalty for Isle of Wight manufacturer
Ashraf Khan was instructed by Matthew Reynolds of the Health and Safety Executive in the prosecution of A J Wells &...
Engineering Risk Assessments and the Law – A Guide for Lawyers
Background When engineering disputes or health and safety prosecutions reach court, the concept of risk is central....
Allan Compton KC prosecutes company fined £1.3 million following flywheel death
Allan Compton KC, instructed by Fiona Morrison of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division based in York,...
2BR recommended as a top tier set in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2026
We are delighted to have received 50 recommendations in the 2026 edition of the Chambers & Partners guide to the...
2BR ranked as a top tier leading set in the Legal 500 Guide 2026
The 2026 edition of the Legal 500 guide has been published and Chambers is delighted to have received a total of 72...
Christine Agnew KC nominated as Health & Safety Silk of the Year at the Chambers & Partners UK Bar awards
We are delighted to congratulate Christine Agnew KC on her nomination as Health & Safety Silk of the Year at the...
Big fines may be getting bigger: What the amended sentencing guidelines for health & safety, environmental and corporate manslaughter offences mean
With little more than a murmur on 1 June 2025, the Sentencing Council of England & Wales quietly issued a change...
