HEALTH AND SAFETY - CASELAW

Sections:

• Sentencing principles guidance cases

• Guidance with respect to costs and financial penalties

• Cases involving application of the Howe principles

• Burden of proof on defendants

• Guidance on Newton Hearings

• Cases dealing with risk, forseeability and reasonable practicality

• Guidance on prosecuting a partnership as a single entity

• Prosecutions of Directors and Company Officers

• Admissibility of “without prejudice” correspondence in criminal proceedings

• Abuse of Process

• Other Guidance

 

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Sentencing principles guidance cases

• Howe and Son (Engineers) Ltd [1999] 2 Cr.App.R.(S) 37
• R v Friskies Petcare (UK) Ltd [2000] 2.Cr.App.R.(S) 401
• R v Milford Haven Port Authority [2000] 2 Cr.App.R.(S) 423
• R v Colthrop Board Mills Ltd [2002] Cr.App.R.(S) 80
• R v B & Q plc [2005] EWCA Crim 2297
• HM Advocate v Munro and Sons (Highland) Ltd [2009] HCJAC 10
• R v Wilson & Mainprize [2004] EWCA Crim 2086

Guidance with respect to costs and financial penalties

• R v Associated Octel Co Ltd, [1996] 4 All ER 846
• R v Rollco Screw and Rivet Co. Ltd, [1999] 2 Cr.App.R.(S) 436
• R v Cardiff City Transport Services [2000] EWCA Crim 97
• R v Aceblade Ltd [2001] 1 Cr.App.R.(S) 105
• R v ESB Hotels Ltd [2005] EWCA Crim 132
• R v Jarvis Facilities Ltd [2005] EWCA Crim 1409
• R v John Pointon and Sons [2008] EWCA Crim 513
• R v Transco plc [2006] EWCA Crim 838
• R v FJ Chalcroft Construction Ltd v [2008] EWCA Crim 770 (12 March 2008)
• R v TDG (UK) Ltd,. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1963 (29 July 2008)
• R v (UK) Limited AGC Automotive [2007] EWCA Crim 3396
• R v Balfour Beatty Rail Infrastructure Services Limited [2006] EWCA Crim 1586
• Andrew Robert Balshaw v CPS [2009] EWCA Crim 470
• BPS Advertising Ltd v Barnet London Borough Council [2006] EWHC 3335 (Admin)
• R v Anglian Water Ltd [2003] EWCA 2243
• R v Northallerton Magistrates Court, ex parte John Dove [2000] 1 Cr App Rep (S) 136

Cases involving application of the Howe principles

• R v Keltbray Ltd [2001] 1 Cr.App.R.(S) 132
• R v Fresha Bakeries Ltd [2003] Cr. App.R.(S) 44
• R v Avon Lippiat Hobbs (Contractors) Ltd [2003] 2 Cr.App.R.(S) 71
• R v Yorkshire Sheeting and Insulation Ltd [2003] 2 Cr.App.R.(S) 548
• R v P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea Ltd) [2004] EWCA Crim 3236

Burden of proof on defendants

• Davies v Health and Safety Executive [2002] EWCA Crim 2949 (18 December 2002)

Guidance on Newton Hearings

• R v KJ Underwood, A Arobieke, M Iftiyaz and J Connors [2004] EWCA Crim 2256

Cases dealing with risk, forseeability and reasonable practicality

• R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum [1993] 3 All ER 853
• R v HTM Ltd [2006] EWCA Crim 1156 [2006]
• Hampstead Heath Winter Swimming Club v Corpn of London [2005] EWHC 713 (Admin)
• R (on the application of Hampstead Heath Winter Swimming Club) v Corpn of London [2005] 1 WLR 2930
• R v Porter [2008] EWCA Crim 1271
• R v Chargot Limited (t/a) Contract Services), Ruttle Contracting Limited, George Ruttle [2008] UKHL 73

Guidance on prosecuting a partnership as a single entity

• R v W Stevenson & Sons (a partnership) [2008] EWCA Crim 273

Prosecutions of Directors and Company Officers

• Wotherspoon v HM Advocate 1978 JC 74
• R v Boal [1992] 3 All ER 177
• R v P [2008] ICR 96
• A-G’s reference (No 1 of 1995) [1996] 2 Cr App R 320
• Huckerby v Elliot [1970] 1 All ER 189

Admissibility of “without prejudice” correspondence in criminal proceedings

• R v Hayes [2004] EWCA Crim 2844

Abuse of Process

• Hui Chi Ming v R [1992] 1 AC 34 (PC)

• R v Beckford [1996] 1 Cr App Rep 94

• R v Horseferry Road Magistrates ex parte Bennett [1994] 1 AC 42

• R v Adaway [2004] EWCA Crim 2831

• Wandsworth LBC v Rashid [2009] EWHC (Admin)

• R v Abu Hamza [2007] 1 Cr. App. R. 27

• Hayter v L [1998] 1 WLR 854

• Jones v Whalley [2006] UKHL 41

• Guest v DPP [2009] EWHC 549

• R v Gore [2009] EWCA Crim 1424

• Postermobile v Brent LBC [1997] EWHC 1002

• R v DPP ex parte Lee [1999] 2 Cr. App. R. 304

• R v Clerkenwell Magistrates Court ex parte Bell [1991] Crim L.R. 468

Other Guidance

• Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines from the Sentencing Guidelines Council.  Health and Safety guidance is to be found on pages 181-183.
  http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/SGC%20Magistrates%20Guidelines%20
  including%20update%201%20%202%20.pdf

• Sentencing Advisory Panel consultation paper on sentencing in Corporate Manslaughter offences.  This contains useful general guidance for serious HSWA offences, and although not yet the subject of SGC guidance was cited with approval in the HM Advocate v Munro & Sons (Highland) Limited recently circulated.
  http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/SAP%20(07)K3%20-%20Corporate%20manslaughter%202007-10-31-v%203.10.AR.pdf

 

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