Nottingham
stephanie.mcgarry@brownejacobson.com
+44(0)115 908 4113
Stephanie has advised in respect of numerous fatal and non-fatal accident criminal investigations in connection with a variety of industries. This includes deaths on construction sites, agricultural sites, in educational settings and in NHS and local authority premises. She has acted in relation to the Hillsborough inquests, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the Covid-19 Inquiry.
She assists clients with disclosure exercises for the purposes of coroners’ inquiries and police / regulatory investigations and regularly appears before coroners’ and magistrates’ courts as an advocate. She regularly attends interviews under caution with the Health and Safety Executive and the police.
Stephanie is familiar with issues affecting the HE sector, and clients with large portfolios of commercial buildings and residential premises and has produced bespoke databases for clients to assist them in managing their regulatory responsibilities as landlords, tenants and building owners.
Supporting the organization during an HSE investigation into alleged breaches of legislation following an employee being diagnosed with occupational asthma.
Acting for a large contractor during its participation in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry including disclosure review and decisions, provision of witness statements, liaison with Met Police and drafting of legal applications and submissions.
Advised and represented a local authority following a fatal fire in a block of flats from police and fire authority investigation through to inquest.
Defending in relation to an allegation of breach of section 61 Control of Pollution Act notice. Included assisting in the investigation to identify the source of the noise, drafting the response under caution, instruction of expert witness on acoustics and noise refraction and gathering defence witness evidence. Successfully persuaded the prosecution to withdraw the case.
In anticipation of the adoption of the Building Safety Bill, our specialist compliance and regulatory team will give an overview of the measures proposed in the Bill.
View our second part of our dynamic workforces webinar series. In part two, We all want to provide a dynamic workforce to our people and teams, where we will help you to navigate this journey and meet your statutory obligations.
This on-demand webinar explore the secrets of developing a healthier, happier workforce – no mean feat in these challenging times!
Human resource teams in higher education institutions continue to deal with the challenges brought about by coronavirus. In this on-demand video, our experts help you at this critical time to answer the questions that really matter to you.
With conversations continuing and advice plentiful on how you can best protect your pupils and staff, our team of HR and legal specialists are on hand to help you stay informed.
Schools in England were closed other than to the children of key workers and children who are classified as vulnerable from 20th March as part of the management of the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the relaxation of lockdown measures many primary schools in England began a phased reopening for pupils from 15th June.
FAQs to help schools and academies with their legal obligations and keeping staff and pupils safe.
This webinar looked at the implications of phased reopening of primary schools and explore some of the immediate issues’ schools are likely to experience.
The University of Edinburgh has been fined £10,000 for allowing animal research workers to be exposed to laboratory animal allergens “LAA”.
Following a consultation last year on a draft form, the Department for Education (DfE) has now published extensive guidance for schools and colleges in relation to security.
