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Directors jailed after five men died

Directors jailed after five men died

18/05/2023

Two company directors jailed after five men died after a wall collapsed.
Wayne Anthony Hawkeswood and Graham John Woodhouse ran a Birmingham metal recycling business where a wall toppled over and killed five workers.


Employee Died while Loading Lorry

20/04/2023

An employee died while loading a lorry at a landscaping company which resulted in the company being fined following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive.
An East Yorkshire garden landscaping supply company has been fined £600,000 after an employee died while loading a lorry.


Corporate Manslaughter Prosecution

Corporate Manslaughter Prosecution

28/02/2023

A corporate manslaughter prosecution by Dorset Police has resulted in convictions for a waste management company and its director.
A waste and recycling company has been sentenced for corporate manslaughter and other health and safety offences following the death of a man at a site in Poole.


North East Waste Operator Sentenced

North East Waste Operator Sentenced

01/02/2023

A North East waste operator was sentenced to 30 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18 months following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency.


Waste Wood Prosecutions

Waste Wood Prosecutions

26/01/2023

Waste wood prosecutions have resulted in fines and costs totalling £61,380 on a West Midlands company director and his waste wood recycling operations in a case brought by the Environment Agency.


Waste company fined for illegal sewage operation.

Waste company fined for illegal sewage operation.

20/01/2023

Waste company fined for illegal sewage operation at Warminster.  Waste management company Cleansing Services Group Ltd has been fined more than £72,000 after it treated sewage without a permit, despite knowing that they were acting illegally.


Council fined after death of girl

Council fined after death of girl

11/01/2023

Council fined after death of girl hit by a falling tree. A council has been fined £280,000 after the death of a six-year-old girl who was hit by a falling tree in her school playground.


Firefighter Injured in Exercise

Firefighter Injured in Exercise

19/12/2022

Firefighter injured in exercise suffered multiple fractures.  A fire authority has been fined after a firefighter was trapped underneath a car in a training exercise, breaking his legs in more than a dozen places.


All change at Jacksons’ Family Department

08/12/2022

Jacksons Law Firm is delighted to announce the appointment of senior family solicitors in its Teesside and Newcastle office and the promotion of one of its Solicitors to Associate.
Katy Moody, from Darlington joins the firm as Head of Family following a period with another law firm in Teesside.


Crush Injuries Prosecution

Crush Injuries Prosecution

30/11/2022

Crush injuries prosecution for a demolition company and its director.  A demolition firm has been fined and one of its directors ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after a 20-year-old worker was crushed.


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