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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
19 September 2023
NHS trust and hospital ward manager charged with criminal offences following the death of patient
On 7 September 2023 it was announced that charges were authorised by the CPS against North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police into the death of 22-year-old patient Alice Figueiredo on 7 July 2015 at Goodmayes Hospital in Redbridge, East London.
4 July 2023
Health and Safety / Corporate Manslaughter Quarterly Update – Q2 2023
This quarterly health, safety law and corporate manslaughter update provides a summary of a selection of news stories relating to health and safety investigations and prosecutions, as well as key corporate manslaughter cases, published in the period April 2023 – June 2023.
27 February 2023
Waste company and director held to account for death of employee
On 22 February 2023, FDS Waste Services (“FDS”) and company director, Philip Pidgley, were sentenced, respectively, to a £640,000 fine and six months suspended prison sentence, following their convictions for corporate manslaughter and offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974 (HSWA).
14 February 2023
Health and Safety and Corporate Manslaughter Quarterly Review - Q3 & Q4 2022
This quarterly health & safety and corporate manslaughter law update provides a summary of news stories in the period July 2022 – December 2022
8 February 2023
Environmental Law Quarterly Update - Q3 & Q4 2022
This quarterly environmental law update provides a summary of news stories in the period July 2022 – December 2022.