David Wright
Kennedys Law LLP
Articles
Dismissal of corporate manslaughter charge against NHS Trust
United Kingdom - January 29 2016 Yesterday, the trial of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and a consultant anaesthetist came to an abrupt end in the Inner London Crown Court…
Health and safety sentencing changes
United Kingdom - December 10 2015 February 2016 will see the most fundamental change in health and safety enforcement for over 40 years, since the Health and Safety at Work Act came…
HSE cost recovery scheme: fee for intervention
United Kingdom - October 10 2012 Earlier this year, we considered the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) proposed cost recovery scheme – "Fee for Intervention (FFI)" - and asked what it would mean for businesses.
Adding insult to injury
United Kingdom - October 10 2012 Last week, on 1 October, the HSE’s Fee For Intervention scheme went live, entitling the HSE to recover their costs of carrying out investigations and basic enforcement activity from organisations deemed by the HSE to be in contravention of Health and Safety (H&S) legislation.
Lord Young - common sense? “Common sense, common safety” – a report by Lord Young of Graffham
United Kingdom - January 13 2011 Lord Young's Report into health and safety was published on 15 October 2010.
