September 3, 2019
Sentencing Council evaluation of impact of sentencing guidelines. Is there a duty to warn in health & safety criminal law? Can you delegate health & safety criminal law duties to contractors? This will all feature in our next legislation webinar on Monday 29 April. Read More
July 24, 2019
Lawyer Dr. Simon Joyston-Bechal from Turnstone Law asks whether a company has a duty to warn others if it was aware of an issue, even if it was more than six years ago. Read More
July 17, 2019
Dr. Simon Joyston-Bechal from Turnstone Law, says while delegation is hard, it does not mean 'you should be automatically liable if your contractor fails'. Read More
March 7, 2019
Latest Court of Appeal decision underlines the importance of obtaining expert evidence on the ‘likelihood of harm’ when responding to a health and safety prosecution. Read More
August 3, 2018
New sentencing guidelines covering gross negligence manslaughter have just been published and are set to increase jail terms for the worst workplace safety breaches causing death. Read More
July 31, 2018
New guidelines have been issued to judges which will increase prison sentences for people convicted of gross negligence manslaughter in a workplace setting. Read More
September 14, 2017
Every April and October, new amendments and changes to legislation and guidance come into force. Read More
July 4, 2017
New guidelines on sentencing for gross negligence manslaughter revealed. Read More
March 8, 2017
By Dr Simon Joyston-Bechal, Turnstone Law Many readers will be aware of how the 2016 sentencing guideline for health and safety Read More
June 22, 2016
With the sentencing guidelines in force since February, panelists in the ‘Revolution in health and safety enforcement’ session debated their Read More