Regulatory

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Ben Mills
Regulatory
29/06/2022

Ben Mills, led by Nigel Lawrence QC, prosecutes Carlsberg

Ben Mills, led by Nigel Lawrence QC, prosecutes Carlsberg who were fined £3 million pounds by Mr Justice Picken at Birmingham Crown Court, following a massive ammonia leak at the Carlsberg brewery in 2016 which left one man dead and others requiring...

Andrew Evans
Regulatory
23/06/2022

Andrew Evans secures closure of bar where stabbing occurred

Andrew Evans successfully represented West Midlands Police in a review of the alcohol and entertainment licence of the Seven Bar in Wednesbury. The premises had long been associated with incidents of violence and disorder to the dismay of local...

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Regulatory
06/09/2021

A helpful overview of the new sentencing guidelines for trade mark offences

On August 5th 2021, the Sentencing Council published two new sentencing guidelines to be used when both individuals and organisations fall to be sentenced for offences contrary to Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. They formally become effective...

Jim Puzey
Regulatory
18/03/2021

St Philips Regulatory Prosecute Drayton Manor Case

James Puzey, Head of St Philips Regulatory Group, was instructed by the HSE to prosecute Drayton Manor Park Limited after the death of school girl, Evha Jannath, on the Splash Canyon River Rapids ride in 2017. At a sentencing hearing that concluded...

Alex Barbour
Regulatory
09/02/2021

Know your limits, show your limits: Lessons from Food Standards Agency v Bakers of Nailsea Ltd (2020)

The Food Standards Agency (“FSA”) made three applications for the issue of a summons to commence proceedings against Bakers of Nailsea Ltd (“BNL”), the food business operator for an abattoir in Nailsea, near Bristol, for offences contrary to...

St Philips Chambers reception
Regulatory
29/01/2021

St Philips Chambers Regulatory Winter Newsletter 2021

Welcome to the Regulatory Group’s Winter newsletter. Whilst we may find ourselves in a lockdown, St Philips Chambers’ Regulatory Group remains in a position to assist you and your clients in all aspect of regulatory law. Our barristers can attend...

St Philips Chambers reception
Events
26/01/2021

WATCH VIDEO: BPJ Breakfast Club Webinar “An update on business interruption insurance – unlucky for some?”

BPJ Breakfast Club Webinar “An update on business interruption insurance – unlucky for some?” Free Webinar, 9:30am on Friday, 12th February 2021. Please join Kirsty White and Natalie Kearney as they provide an update on business interruption...

Andrew Evans
Regulatory
22/01/2021

Occupiers Liability – Taking Obvious Risk Revisited

Andrew Evans appeared for the Claimant at trial and as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal in the important Occupiers Liability case of The White Lion Hotel (A Partnership) v James [2021] EWCA Civ 31. Since Lord Hoffman’s famous dicta...