‘HHJ Everett DL sitting in Chester Crown Court has ordered the HSE to pay total Defence costs of £587,382.76 pursuant to s.19(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and Regulation 3 of the Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 on the basis that the fact and manner in which the prosecution was brought constituted an unnecessary or improper act or omission by the HSE. Counsel were instructed by Richard Crockford of FSW Law (formerly of Clyde & Co).’
Henderson Chambers, 15th May 2025
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