Our safety lawyers specialise in food, fire and occupational safety law throughout England and Wales. Our expert food safety lawyers are able to deal with the legal aspects of food hygiene and food safety issues, including enforcement action through prosecutions and notices relating to foreign bodies, food quality, food allergens, premises hygiene standards, hygiene rating schemes, HACCP, training and inspections.
From asbestos to zoonoses, our health and safety lawyers have a wide experience of health and safety at work issues including prosecutions, prohibition notices, improvement notices and cautions. The legal skills of our lawyers are complimented by a practical knowledge of health and safety matters. We have a niche practice in relation to fire safety enforcement, particularly dealing with prosecutions and enforcement notices.
To try and avoid action occurring, we can provide you with compliance advice and put you in contact with reputable fire safety professionals. Safety Lawyers is a trading name of Licensing & Safety Lawyers Ltd, a UK law practice authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
From asbestos to zoonoses, our health and safety lawyers have a wide experience of health and safety at work issues including prosecutions, prohibition notices, improvement notices and cautions. The legal skills of our lawyers are complimented by a practical knowledge of health and safety matters. We have a niche practice in relation to fire safety enforcement, particularly dealing with prosecutions and enforcement notices.
To try and avoid action occurring, we can provide you with compliance advice and put you in contact with reputable fire safety professionals. Safety Lawyers is a trading name of Licensing & Safety Lawyers Ltd, a UK law practice authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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We are a UK law firm that specialises in food safety, health and safety at work (sometimes called occupational safety) and fire safety.
Most work is done in-house, but we also utilise a network of lawyers and professionals who can assist in specific specialist areas.
In matters that go to the higher courts, we work with a selected number of barristers who have experience in this niche area of law.
We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - No 643082 - in our company name, which is Licensing & Safety Lawyers Ltd.
Most work is done in-house, but we also utilise a network of lawyers and professionals who can assist in specific specialist areas.
In matters that go to the higher courts, we work with a selected number of barristers who have experience in this niche area of law.
We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - No 643082 - in our company name, which is Licensing & Safety Lawyers Ltd.
We are pleased to represent a variety of businesses involved in the sale or manufacture of food.
Whether you operate a small corner shop, a public house or a large factory, our expertise in food law can assist you in most areas relating to food safety and food hygiene.
Failure to comply with the law can prove devastating to any company if enforcement action is taken, not only because of the potential fine but also the adverse publicity that can follow.
We help you through the process and provide you with advice on how to limit the potential damage.
Whether you operate a small corner shop, a public house or a large factory, our expertise in food law can assist you in most areas relating to food safety and food hygiene.
Failure to comply with the law can prove devastating to any company if enforcement action is taken, not only because of the potential fine but also the adverse publicity that can follow.
We help you through the process and provide you with advice on how to limit the potential damage.
Local Authority food safety inspectors (sometimes known as environmental health officers, environmental health practitioners or technical officers) have powers to undertake a number of different enforcement actions :.
Informal warnings are commonly used to draw attention to minor matters that require attention but which in themselves would not warrant further action.
Sometimes verbal warnings may be followed with a letter or be incorporated within an inspection report.
If you are asked to attend to matters in this way, then compliance is voluntary but if you are breaking the law you should be aware that a prosecution could result if the matters are serious enough.
Informal warnings are commonly used to draw attention to minor matters that require attention but which in themselves would not warrant further action.
Sometimes verbal warnings may be followed with a letter or be incorporated within an inspection report.
If you are asked to attend to matters in this way, then compliance is voluntary but if you are breaking the law you should be aware that a prosecution could result if the matters are serious enough.
There are few law firms that can say that they frequently represent clients on food hygiene and safety matters, but because we regularly deal with this type of work, we have a more up-to-date knowledge than many other solicitors and we have a significant advantage in knowing how to present matters to the court.
Our lawyers regularly represent both businesses and individuals who are prosecuted for food offences by food safety / environmental health officers.
Whether you intend to plead guilty or wish to defend the prosecution, we can assist you.
Our lawyers regularly represent both businesses and individuals who are prosecuted for food offences by food safety / environmental health officers.
Whether you intend to plead guilty or wish to defend the prosecution, we can assist you.
Authorised enforcement officers have the ability to serve closure notices (Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notices or HEPNs) where they consider that there is an "imminent risk of injury to health".
The effect of these notices is to close a premises to give the officer time to apply to the court for a more long-term closure order.
Once served, the officer has three days to approach the magistrates court for an order to continue the closure and at least one day of notice must be given if they intend to do this.
The effect of these notices is to close a premises to give the officer time to apply to the court for a more long-term closure order.
Once served, the officer has three days to approach the magistrates court for an order to continue the closure and at least one day of notice must be given if they intend to do this.
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