Health & Safety Law – From Accident to Court

Our speaker Karen Railton is a Partner and Head of the Regulatory SHE Advisory Team in Scotland at DAC Beachcroft. She specialises in the defence of individuals and organisations in relation to Health & Safety investigations and prosecutions. She has over 19 years’ experience advising clients across a range of sectors including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, transport and logistics, and public sector.

In addition to defending cases in Court, Karen regularly delivers training and presentations on all aspects of Health & Safety law to Corporate Organisations and is a member of the Health & Safety Lawyers Association. In this webinar, Karen provides an overview of individual and corporate duties under H&S law and what happens should you breach your duty. She considers the implications of an accident in relation to these duties and follows the process from investigation to court proceedings and potential consequences.