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Keith Morton KC secures acquittal of major construction company charged under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Keith Morton KC, instructed by Madeleine Abas, Senior Partner of Osborn Abas Hunt, has secured the acquittal of a major construction company following an 8 day trial before the District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) at Derby Magistrates Court. The case explored…

13/09/2021
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Keith Morton KC secures acquittal of major construction company charged under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Defendant Roofing Company acquitted of breach of s.2 HSWA 1974 after 2 week trial

Dominic Adamson KC, together with Kizzy Augustin (Partner) and Jenny Boyden (Senior Associate) of Russell Cooke, secured the acquittal of a roofing company (X) following a two week trial at Southwark Crown Court (sitting in the Nightingale Court at Prospero…

13/04/2021
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Important new safety improvements for hockey identified following the death of 14 year old player

Nicholas Moss KC instructed by Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer (both pro bono) represented the family of Luke Hobson, in the inquest into Luke’s death. Luke sustained multiple skull fractures and impact brain apnoea on 28 March 2019 when hit by another…

08/10/2020
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Spotlight on health and safety as many restaurants, cafes and pubs reopen on 4th July

Business owners may still be concerned that they get their health and safety obligations absolutely right to protect employees and customers. Keith Morton KC comments in today’s issue of This is Money about the grey area that remains around how…

26/06/2020
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£1.525 million settlement secured for an office worker who suffered a complete T12 fracture and spinal cord injury

Lionel Stride represented the Claimant (instructed by Michael Hardacre at Slater & Gordon) in a High Court paraplegia case that settled at a JSM for £1.525 million. The Claimant was injured whilst using a squat rack in a ‘Free Weights’…

19/06/2020
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Tomorrow’s Health & Safety – The New Reality

In this month’s edition of Tomorrow’s Health & Safety Keith Morton KC looks at the legislation dutyholders must abide by in the shadow of COVID-19.  The article can  be viewed here.

20/05/2020
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Emily Wilsdon represents family at inquest and secures a road safety Preventing Future Deaths report

Emily was instructed on a pro bono basis by Will Cornwell and Gurj Sidhu at Slater and Gordon solicitors, also acting pro bono, via a referral by the charity Road Peace. They represented the parents of a 24 year old…

14/02/2020
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Marine Accident Investigation Branch safety report not admissible into arbitration

Emily Wilsdon, instructed by Sarah Wise (GLD) represented the MAIB in ‘Ocean Prefect’, heard on an urgent basis in the QBD, Commercial Court, by Mr Justice Teare. This was the first time a court has ever adjudicated on the admissibility…

09/12/2019
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HSLA Annual Conference

Fiona Canby will be speaking at the HSLA Annual Conference on 22 November at Fishmongers’ Hall, London. The programme for the conference is:   Panel Discussion on wellbeing, stress and mental health and the future of its regulation –…

24/09/2019
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Safety of Automated Vehicles: Law Commission paper published today

The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission today publish their joint preliminary consultation paper on the options for the regulation of automated vehicles (also known as autonomous vehicles).  The paper examines options for the regulation of the safety of…

08/11/2018
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