case studies

Our clients include a wide range of well-known national and multi-national businesses, particularly in the sectors of leisure, health and care, manufacturing, construction and transport.

Examples of our recent cases include:

• advising and representing a manufacturer in connection with an investigation and prosecution resulting from two serious accidents involving the same piece of machinery
• representing a multi-national food manufacturer in connection with a prosecution arising from a serious injury to an employee caused by the failure of a roller shutter door
• advising and representing a national food producer in connection with an investigation and prosecution arising out of an arm injury caused by an unguarded nip point in a conveyor belt
• advising a corporate provider of foster services in connection with a police manslaughter investigation into the death of a child and representing the business at the inquest
• advising a rail company in connection with a police investigation into the death of a member of the public on a tram line and representing the company at the subsequent inquest
• advising a national facilities business in connection with a fatal electrocution of an employee of a contractor delivering goods to premises maintained by the business
• advising and representing a manufacturer in a prosecution arising out of an injury to an employee caused by a poorly guarded guillotine machine
• advising a company whose business involved the transport of disabled and elderly people in connection with a risk-based investigation by the HSE into aspects of manual handling and risk assessment
• advising a national healthclub business with regard to the provisions of HSG179 'Health and Safety in Swimming Pools'

For more information, please contact John Mitchell, head of Blake Lapthorn's Health and Safety group on 023 8085 7231 or email john.mitchell@bllaw.co.uk.