Legal Services for Brokers (March 2024)

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Our services

- addressing prevention of future deaths concerns in the context of an inquest – and any parallel regulatory investigation - reputation management Our free 24/7 emergency helpline and UK- wide presence means our lawyers can attend an incident site within hours managing the initial crisis response. Our team includes members with higher rights of audience to ensure that we reduce the costs of counsel and deliver value and costs savings to clients. We also provide crisis response services for major incidents, including technical, commercial and media response advice as a successful outcome will include mitigation of risks, minimising business disruption and protecting brand reputation wherever possible. Product liability and recall Our global product liability & recall team has a worldwide reach, giving us a unique capability to advise on issues wherever they arise. We act for many household name manufacturers and retailers, often in conjunction with their insurers and broker, handling their most technical and sensitive claims. We advise on issues including product safety and regulation, product recall and crisis response, product liability and recall insurance and subrogated recoveries. We act on both consumer and commercial claims, including actions across the supply

Regulatory & Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE)

chain, class actions and group litigation. We work across the whole breadth of the supply chain, with particular specialism in cross- border and multi-jurisdictional issues. Emerging risks Our Global Drones Group is the first of its kind in the market. The offering is in recognition that the legal and regulatory issues arising from the exponential growth in the use of drones and UAV transcend classic ‘aviation’ and demand a cross-sector legal offering. In an effort to address the myriad of issues being raised by drones and UAVs, the Group sits across the many sectors impacted and has a roll call of partners and senior lawyers across the world who are specialists in their fields, responsive to the unique issues that drones and UAVs are presenting in their sectors.

With dedicated regulatory SHE experts located across the UK and Ireland, we are able to provide immediate advice, support and representation, drawing on our local knowledge of the police, inspectors, coroners and courts. Our highly regarded regulatory team delivers a full range of legal assistance across all sectors in the event of criminal and regulatory investigations, prosecutions and inquests.. We provide advice on all aspects of an incident including: - coordinating with the police, regulatory body and coroner during their investigations - legal privilege - providing proactive advice on responding to enforcement notices - HSE fees for interventions - attending interviews under caution - drafting written representations to regulatory bodies - supporting and assisting employees who are required to provide statements to the police, regulatory bodies and the coroner

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