Stephen Panton
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Articles
Findings of Fatal Accident Inquiry into Glasgow bin lorry crash
United Kingdom - December 7 2015 On 7 December 2015 the final report of Sheriff Beckett QC's Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of John Sweeney, Lorraine Sweeney, Erin…
Litigation
United Kingdom - February 6 2014 Recent changes regarding the recovery of costs in criminal proceedings will have major implications for companies charged with criminal offences…
New health and safety sentencing guidelines - fines of up to £20 million
United Kingdom - January 13 2016 For some time there has been concern that penalties imposed for health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences, particularly on large…
The Environment Act 2021 - what about waste?
United Kingdom - November 19 2021 The Environment Act 2021 received Royal Assent on 9 November 2021. It has taken its time to get here, with a general election, Brexit, a global…
Tougher sentencing guidelines introduced for environmental offences
United Kingdom - July 10 2014 On 26 February 2014, the Sentencing Guideline Council published sentencing guidelines for environmental offences for the first time. The guidelines…
