We are pleased to announce that B&R have recently joined forces with HS Direct, a major provider of Health and Safety advice to over 6,000 clients throughout the UK.

As part of our relationship, clients of both companies can expect competitively priced quotations, specialist advice, and first class service on all matters relating to Insurance, Risk Management and Health and Safety.

B&R Corporate Business Executive Dean Oldham said “We are delighted to be joining forces with a company like HS Direct. We feel the values of the business focus on what is important to the customer. Not only value for money, but also the right advice, guidance and support when our clients need it the most. We look forward to working with them in the future”.

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A Leicester company has appeared in court charged under the Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act after an employee was fatally injured.

The victim, a warehouse assistant, was hit by a delivery vehicle whilst trying to cross an access road behind his employer’s food store.

The company was accused of being responsible because pedestrians should not have been allowed in this area.

Fortunately, the company is fictitious and no one was fatally hurt because the court case was a mock trial staged by Brett and Randall. It took place in Leicester’s historic Guildhall to make directors of businesses more aware of the threat posed by the Act.

The trial, enacted by lawyers from Weightmans Solicitors, attracted 50 senior business people and the audience became the jury after in depth questioning and the examination of several exhibits including company risk assessments and a detailed map of the premises.

It was a very close call but the defendants were found not guilty, and B&R warns in a real-life case with a real-life jury, the outcome may have been very different.

B&R staged the event following the first prosecution under the Act earlier this year when Cotswold Geotechnical were prosecuted and fined £385,000 following the death of an employee who was killed when a trench in which he was working collapsed.

Chris Hutchins, a director at B&R, said: “We did not just want to organise another technical briefing and the mock trial was a great success. It was an interesting and entertaining way of getting over some important points to those attending and also explained how businesses may afford themselves some level of insurance protection.

“The mock trial was highly relevant to anyone running a business who is grappling with trying to keep up to date with changing legislation and understanding their responsibilities in an increasingly litigious society where almost everyone appears to understand their rights to blame and claim.”

A mock trial is being staged in Leicester’s historic Guildhall to make Directors of Businesses aware of threat posed by the Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act.

Brett and Randall is staging this event as the first prosecution under the act happened earlier this year when Cotswold Geotechnical were prosecuted and fined £385,000 following the death of an employee who was killed when a trench in which he was working collapsed.

Stephen Rann, an account executive at Brett and Randall, said: “We did not want to put on just another technical seminar so we decided to stage a mock trial as we believe it’s a more entertaining and interactive way of getting over some important points to Directors of businesses.”

Weightmans Solicitors, who have offices in Leicester, are joining forces with Brett and Randall in the staging of the mock trial, which will take place on the 14th July 2011.

Numbers will be limited but anyone interested in attending this free event, should please email info@brettandrandall.co.uk