Sentencing guidelines impose tough penalties for health and safety and environmental offences: how can you avoid them? The introduction of the sentencing guidelines in February 2016 has seen health and safety prosecutions treble, particularly in relation to corporate manslaughter, with tougher penalties imposed and fines exceeding £20 million being handed down. With fines having a detrimental effect on both turnover and reputation, how can companies protect themselves? HSE and Environment Agency Prosecution: The New Climate is an accessible reference work that provides guidance to ensure that companies have the correct, stringent risk management and procedures in place in order to protect themselves against exposure to such fines. Through the use of worked cases studies, checklists and charts the expert advice provided is put into context, whether you are a practitioner needing to advise your client, a company director, an in-house lawyer, or a health and safety professional. Split into four sections, this new title covers: Managing Risk; The Law; Enforcement and Sentencing; Inquests and Claims.

Charlotte Waters is a partner at Fisher Scoggins Waters LLP specialising in major incident response following construction and engineering disasters and complex major property damage claims arising out of construction and design defects, fire, flood, theft impact and subsidence. Mike Appleby is a partner at Fisher Scoggins Waters LLP and specialises in defending directors, senior individuals and companies facing investigation or prosecution for health and safety offences or manslaughter arising from work related incidents. Dr Louise Smail is a specialist Risk and Safety Consultant at Fisher Scoggins Waters LLP and has extensive experience in the field of risk management with a wide range of organisations. She is an expert in the field of health and safety at work and corporate manslaughter.