safe ground our health and safety team will guide you through
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p Health & Safety in the workplace is increasingly important for businesses regardless of size, sector or industry. Keeping abreast of rapidly changing regulation is vital. So it helps to have Biggart Baillie’s health & safety team on hand.
Not only can we guide you through the potential legal implications of complex health & safety issues and insurance claims, we can also advise you on a range of proactive measures to help avoid them recurring in the future.
p Where we can help
Our dedicated team can offer advice and assistance in all areas in which a corporate body could be held liable in the civil or criminal courts, including Health and Safety, Environmental and Regulatory issues.
Services included: • Advice and assistance with compliance issues • Pro-active accident prevention/legal safety audit and recommendations • 24hr incident attendance • Internal investigation report • Managing any media attention/PR • Establishing company and/or individual prosecution/liability • Representation at interviews under caution • Defending prosecutions – handling civil litigation • Fatal accident inquiries, public inquiries and all court hearings • General Health & Safety issues • Road traffic claims
We act for a range of well known self insured organisations, insurers, brokers and local authorities. No case is too big or too small for our experienced and specialist team. From health and safety prosecutions to defending compensation claims, we can assist and represent you every step of the way.
“Litigation lawyers with corporate minds.” “Efficient and responsive.” “Understand the client’s business needs.”
p About Biggart Baillie
We are one of Scotland’s top commercial law firms with recognised strengths in corporate and commercial law, property, dispute management, health & safety, pensions, banking, infrastructure, transport, environmental law and almost every aspect of your personal business.
With offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, we work with clients throughout Scotland, the UK and internationally.
p Our health & safety experts
Van McKellar, Partner Seonaid Busby, Associate
van.mckellar@biggartbaillie.co.uk seonaid.busby@biggartbaillie.co.uk
Biggart Baillie LLP is regulated and authorised to conduct business as solicitors by The Law Society of Scotland and is subject to its Code of Conduct.
p Glasgow Dalmore House, 310 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5QR Tel: +44 (0)141 228 8000 Fax: +44 (0)141 228 8310 p Edinburgh No. 2 Lochrin Square, 96 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QA Tel: +44 (0)131 226 5541 Fax: +44 (0)131 226 2278 For more information about our services, visit www.biggartbaillie.co.uk
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