Life of a health and safety case in Scotland—flowchart


Produced in partnership with Charlotte O'Kane of Pinsent Masons
Flowcharts

Life of a health and safety case in Scotland—flowchart


Produced in partnership with Charlotte O'Kane of Pinsent Masons

Flowcharts
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This Flowchart demonstrates how health and safety cases progress from investigation, to trial and to Fatal Accident Inquiries

Charlotte O'Kane
Charlotte O'Kane

Solicitor, Pinsent Masons

Charlotte is a senior associate in the Litigation and Regulatory team in Pinsent Masons LLP and is involved in a broad variety of general commercial litigation and regulatory law.

She has appeared on behalf of clients in Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland. She advises on investigations by HSE, SEPA, and other regulators, improvement and prohibition notices, prosecutions, health, safety and environmental policy and incident response, and fatal accident inquiries. 

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