Criminal

17 June 2017

Issue: 7750 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court

R (Health and Safety Executive) v Tata Steel UK Ltd [2017] EWCA Crim 704, [2017] All ER (D) 32 (Jun)

The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, allowed the defendant company’s (Tata Steel UK Ltd) appeal against sentence for two offences comprising breaches of s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, contrary to s 33(1)(A) thereof. Accordingly, the defendant’s sentence to pay a total fine of £1.985m was reduced to £1.5m.

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Criminal

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr