Health & safety duties for housing sector organisations

In this webinar we will cover the key health & safety obligations in the housing sector, what can happen in the event of an incident and the steps organisations can take to manage health & safety risks.
Key issues which were discussed were:
overview of health & safety obligations for housing sector organisations;
what happens in the event of an incident including (a) the key regulators (b) their powers of investigation (c) managing a regulatory investigation and (d) enforcement action; and
steps to manage health & safety risks.
Speaker biographies
Clare Bone
Clare leads our Health & Safety offering. Clare has specialised in the defence of regulatory crime, principally health & safety, environmental, financial and road traffic for over 21 years. Her entire career has focussed on the field of criminal law, having trained with and worked for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, prosecuting crime and conducting fatal accident inquiries. Ranked Band 1 by Chambers & Partners, Clare is regarded as a true expert in the specialised area of health and safety. Having worked for the Crown and the defence she is ideally placed to advise clients who find themselves facing investigation and prosecution.
Clare's portfolio includes corporate and individual clients across a wide range of sectors, including construction, marine, agriculture, retail, manufacturing and transport. Frequently called upon to assist clients in the aftermath of an incident she is on hand to provide advice and assistance from the early stages of an investigation, attend interviews by the Police, HSE, SEPA, MCA and other regulators, liaise with the Crown and attend court where an investigation leads to prosecution or fatal accident inquiry. This full spectrum service provides the client with reassurance that they are getting consistent expert legal input at all key stages of their case.
Ramsay Hall
Ramsay is part of our Corporate Crime and Investigations practice group, representing organisations and senior individuals across a range of sectors on regulatory compliance, investigations and prosecutions.
His experience includes advising on financial crime (bribery & corruption, fraud, money laundering and tax evasion offences), modern slavery, environmental and health & safety matters. He regularly guides clients through internal investigations, as well as providing support around regulatory-led investigations by specialist regulators and criminal authorities. He has significant experience of representing clients facing prosecution.
Fiona McLeod
Fiona has considerable experience in working with public sector clients and is an accredited expert in Housing and Residential Tenancy law. She is also an experienced litigator and appears in courts throughout Scotland in all aspects of civil litigation.
Fiona's clients include central and local government, regulatory bodies, housing associations and private clients. She regularly advises on legislation, statutory interpretation, and powers and duties of public bodies. Fiona prides herself on her clear understanding of the law with the ability to present information in a way that is accessible and understandable to non-lawyers.
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