According to Chambers & Partners 2007, our team is an "absolute gem" providing "excellent advice, taking a very practical approach" with lawyers "using their depth of knowledge to find practical solutions."

We provide consultancy advice on health, safety, fire, trading standards, food, occupational health, transport, and statutory nuisance issues. We also advise on disability discrimination, product liability and recall, construction design and management, and due diligence for corporate transactions. In order to prevent risks occurring, we offer high quality training on these issues from board level to the shop floor.

We have expertise in matters involving trading standards authorities, food safety authorities, environmental protection authorities (including the Environment Agency), planning authorities, the health and safety enforcement authorities (including the Health and Safety Executive), DEFRA and the Medical Devices Agency.

Over the last year, we've advised clients from a wide range of industry sectors, including property and facilities management, food and retail, construction, explosives, education, waste management, utilities and energy, transport, manufacturing, health, medical products, national and local government and finance - and several of the country's leading health and safety consultants.

• Advising Georgia-Pacific in relation to the cordination of health and safety standards worldwide
• Advising RWE nPower regarding a fatality investigation and related Construction (Design & Management) Regulations issues.

Richard Bretton
t +44 (0) 117 917 4046
richard.bretton@osborneclarke.com