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HandS is proud to be recognised by St. Paul's Chambers and Shepherds Solicitors and looks forward to assisting Jeremy Barnett, Barrister at Law, and Victoria Molloy of Shepherds, in the promotion of 'Regulatory Breach', an on-line newsletter of articles, new law and recent cases, all concentrating on their four core areas, Health and Safety, Trading Standards, Discipline and Environmental.

The first five issues of Regulatory Breach are available for reading at the St.Pauls Chambers link below, and I would draw your attention in particular to:
     •  Recent Legislation (Smoking), Issue 5
     •  Should Humpty Dumpty Have Used a Ladder? (Work at Heights), Issue 5
     •  Recent Case Law (fatality; manslaughter; working at height), Issue 5
     •  Recent Case Law (R v H [2006] EWCA Crim 1156) - appeal by HSE, Issue 3
     •  The ROHS and WEEE Directives
     •  Quieten Down (Noise at Work Regulations 2005), Issue 2

In 1802, Sir Robert Peel introduced the "Act for the Preservation of the Health and Morals of Apprentices". Since that time, Health and Safety law has moved on from Industrial Revolution to European Revolution, expanding at an almost exponential rate. Every year, the multitude of statutes and statutory instruments and European Regulations and Directives provide an increasingly complex web of legislation that regulates almost every area of the workplace.

At St. Pauls Chambers there is a dedicated team of barristers who can provide advice, advocacy and assistance to negotiate the maze of legislation.
Their central areas of expertise are:
  • Machinery and equipment
  • Manual handling
  • Hazardous substances, noise, fire, electricity and radiation
  • Workplaces
  • Factories
  • Construction
  • Offices, shops and railway premises
  • Transport
  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Offshore, pipelines and diving
  • Working time
  • Sentencing
The Regulatory Breach team at St Pauls Chambers has developed a national reputation in Trading Standards, Health and Safety and other areas concerning the regulation of business, over a number of years.

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