Alison Gray

Health and safety issues continue to divide the political parties

In recent obituaries the former Labour Party leader, Michael Foot, was praised for his role in ensuring that the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) made it on to the statute book. At the time...

Tough, new sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter offences put health and safety centre stage

New guidelines issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council in February have raised the stakes for companies convicted of corporate manslaughter offences. The cost of a corporate manslaughter...

First corporate manslaughter trial: will it tell us anything new?

With responsibility for health and safety often falling to the HR team, the upcoming prosecution of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Limited (CGH) will be one for the profession to watch closely. The...