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The Health and Safety Executive has confirmed the appointment of five law firms to a panel of solicitor agents providing enforcement legal services worth an estimated £9m.

Details: 31.Dec.2018

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The panel will run for a fixed period of two years, with the option for the watchdog to extend by agreement for a further year.

The successful firms were:

VHS Fletchers: Lot 1 - Yorkshire and North East Region
Fieldings Porter: Lot 2 - North West and North Wales Region
Blake Morgan: Lot 3 - South Wales and South West Region
Tuckers Solicitors: Lot 4 - London Region
Taylor Haldane Barlex: Lot 5 - East and South West Region

To be appointed to the panel, successful bidders needed to demonstrate a strong background of, in England and Wales: conducting criminal proceedings on behalf of the prosecution; conducting enforcement notice appeals and providing representation at inquests.

Specific experience in the field of UK health and safety legislation was also essential.