Health and Safety Defence Solicitors – Supporting Employers and Organisations

At Quebec Law Solicitors, we understand the time and investment that businesses commit to creating safe and compliant working environments. However, when a serious workplace accident occurs, it is critical that immediate and informed action is taken. Early decisions can have far-reaching legal and reputational consequences.

Our Health and Safety team offers practical, strategic advice from the outset to help you manage investigations, protect your legal position, and navigate regulatory processes with confidence.

How We Can Help

• Internal Investigations: We assist in setting up legally privileged internal investigations to determine what happened and identify potential liabilities — all while minimising the risk of self-incrimination.
• External Regulatory Investigations: We provide guidance and representation in response to investigations by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), local authorities, or police — including during interviews under caution.
• Coroners’ Inquests: We have extensive experience in representing businesses at Coroners’ Inquests following work-related fatalities involving employees, contractors, or members of the public.
• Training and Risk Management: We offer tailored training to senior management teams on legal obligations, potential liabilities, and best practice in managing regulatory and corporate risk.
• COVID-19 Compliance: We have advised extensively on pandemic-related health and safety issues, including COVID-19 risk assessments, implementation of Government guidance, and defending enforcement notices related to workplace control measures.

Our Recent Experience Includes:

• Successfully defending a national retail chain at trial following a fatal accident involving a falling shop sign
• Representing a high-street business in a prosecution related to a death caused by an unsecured car park barrier
• Acting for a major supermarket chain in multiple prosecutions concerning accidents in retail stores and distribution centres
• Representing an international energy provider following a fatal trench excavation accident
• Advising a business under police investigation after the death of a teenage trespasser
• Appearing at Coroners’ Inquests into deaths of employees and members of the public linked to workplace incidents
• Acting for a high street retailer following local authority investigations into serious reportable injuries
• Representing a company prosecuted for breaches of fire safety legislation
• Delivering safety compliance training for senior management and board-level teams
• Advising on the application and impact of the Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline for health and safety offences and corporate manslaughter

Why Choose Quebec Law Solicitors?

• Specialist Regulatory Defence: Our team is highly experienced in defending businesses across a wide range of sectors facing investigation or prosecution under health and safety law.
• Proactive and Strategic Approach: We provide early-stage advice to mitigate risk, preserve evidence, and ensure regulatory engagement is managed correctly from day one.
• Representation at Every Stage: From initial investigation through to trial or inquest, we offer full representation — including advocacy where required — ensuring continuity and consistency throughout your case.
• Tailored Training and Compliance Support: We work with businesses to upskill leadership teams and implement effective risk management frameworks, reducing exposure and ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance.

To discuss how we can assist your organisation in relation to health and safety compliance, investigations, or prosecutions, contact Quebec Law Solicitors in Leeds today on 0113 345 4114.