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Sentencing - a new look?

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 27 2010

The Court of Appeal in London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority v New Look Retailers Limited 2010 EWCA Crim 1268 upheld the decision of the Judge at first instance to fine New Look Retailers £600,000 (reduced to £400,000) for admitted breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ("the Order"

Changes in the competent authority's approach to COMAH

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 25 2010

Ten years after the introduction of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 ("COMAH"), the Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (together the Competent Authority ("CA")) have reviewed their approach to the regulation of major accident hazards

Freight company fined £250,000 for employee death

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 7 2010

Roadways Container Logistics Limited of Stourton has been fined £250,000 after admitting a breach of s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act

Buncefield

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 9 2010

Following the explosion in December 2005 Total pleaded guilty to offences under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined £3..6 million plus costs of £2.6 million

HSE Steering Group publishes report on director leadership

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 9 2010

The HSE Chief Scientist-led Steering Group has completed its evaluation of measures taken to strengthen director leadership of health and safety

Waste management company fined £210,000 for death

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 7 2010

SITA UK Limited of Maidenhead has been fined £210,000 after admitting a breach of s 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act which lead to the death of 32-year-old Gary Carter at Cranford landfill site in 2007

Confectionery company fined £75,000 for serious head injury

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 7 2010

Magna Specialist Confectioners Ltd of Telford was fined a total of £75,000 after admitting a breach of regulation 11 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Director and companies fined a total of £170,000 after worker paralysed

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 7 2010

Richard Mark Berwick, Managing Director of RM Berwick Steel Erection Services of Isham, Northants pleaded guilty to a breach of s 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act and was fined £40,000 after 23-year-old Wayne Simpson fell more more than nine metres onto a concrete floor at a construction site in Glossop in 2007 and became paralysed from the chest down

Director disqualified following building site death

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 7 2010

John Blankson and Steven Moore, directors of PIB (UK) Ltd were fined £15,000 and £30,000 respectively after the June 2008 death of 24-year-old Edward Dean of Brighton

Company fined £150,000 for death

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 7 2010

Flowserve (GB) Ltd of West Sussex was fined £150,000 after pleading guilty to breaching s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 with regard to the May 2008 death of a 21-year-old employee, Philip Locke