Health and Safety

7Jun2022

Health & Safety prosecutions: individual failings – Tom McNeill writes for Reports Legal

7th June 2022

Amy Ayvazyan

Health and Safety, News, News & Insights, Tom McNeill

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill examines the responsibility and culpability of employers for the failings of their employees. The article has been published by Reports Legal.

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31May2022

Health & Safety prosecutions: individual failings

31st May 2022

Amy Ayvazyan

Health and Safety, Insights, News & Insights, Regulatory, Tom McNeill

BCL Senior Associate Tom McNeill discusses the extent to which organisations in health and safety cases are held responsible, and punished, for the failings of individuals.

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14Sep2021

VIDEO: Tom McNeill on Corporate Criminal Liability

14th September 2021

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Corporate Crime, Corporate Internal Investigations, Corporate Manslaughter, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Insights, News & Insights, Tom McNeill

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill is interviewed discussing the shifting UK corporate criminal liability landscape and applying the regulatory approach to Mens Rea offences.

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16Mar2021

Investigating Investigations – Tom McNeill published in Tomorrow’s Health and Safety

16th March 2021

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Health and Safety, News, News & Insights, Tom McNeill

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill’s article ‘Cognitive Bias and Defending Health and Safety Investigations’ has been published by Tomorrow’s Health and Safety.

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23Feb2021

Cognitive Bias and Defending Health and Safety Investigations

23rd February 2021

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Health and Safety, Insights, News & Insights, Regulatory

Much is now understood about cognitive bias and the implications for decision-making. Unfortunately, that understanding is rarely applied in the criminal justice process. The Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’) is more advanced than some investigating authorities in that it recognises and even provides some limited guidance on the issue. Their guidance ‘Investigating accidents and incidents’ (aimed principally at organisations but also reflective of HSE practices) provides: “The investigation should be thorough and structured to avoid bias and leaping to conclusions. Don’t assume you know the answer and start finding solutions before you complete the investigation. A good investigation involves a systematic and structured approach.”

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16Feb2021

Cognitive bias and defending health and safety investigations – Tom McNeill writes for Health and Safety Matters

16th February 2021

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Health and Safety, News, News & Insights, Tom McNeill

BCL senior associate Tom McNeill’s article titled ‘Cognitive bias and defending health and safety investigations’ has been published by Health and Safety Matters,

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11Mar2020

VIDEO: Richard Reichman on the shifting landscape of corporate crime and regulation

11th March 2020

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Environmental Protection, Fire Safety, Food Safety & Hygiene, Health and Safety, Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman, Videos

BCL partner Richard Reichman discusses the current legal landscape of corporate crime and regulation.

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14Feb2020

Allergen labelling remains in the spotlight as the FSA consults on technical guidance

14th February 2020

Duncan Edgecombe

Food Safety & Hygiene, Health and Safety, Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman

BCL partner, Richard Reichman, discusses allergen labelling changes and the Food Standards Agency’s consultation on new technical guidance.

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18Apr2019

Guy Bastable and Tom McNeill write for Law360 on Fatal Accidents and Criminal Liability in the UK

18th April 2019

Guy Bastable

Corporate Crime, Guy Bastable, Health and Safety, News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Tom McNeill

BCL’s Guy Bastable and Tom McNeill give an expert analysis on the key responsibilities for companies in the UK regarding fatal accidents and criminal liability, published in Law360.

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21Dec2018

Regulating autonomous vehicles – consultation considers new corporate criminal offences

21st December 2018

Richard Reichman

Health and Safety, Insights, News, News & Insights, Richard Reichman, Suzanne Gallagher

BCL partner, Richard Reichman and solicitor, Suzanne Gallagher consider the review into the UK’s regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.

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