About the Event 

Kizzy Augstin, (Partner at Mishcon de Reya LLP) will provide an update on the following;

• The new Legal Landscape
• Relevant Criminal Cases and the impact they may have on safety professional across the construction industry.
• The key issues that have led to the defence / prosecution of recent landmark Health & Safety Cases.
• The fines and imprisoning repercussions for companies and individuals
• The impact of these issues
• Proposals for new safety legislation
• What the proposals might mean for Directors, Senior Managers and Organisations

Kizzy Augustin, Partner with White Collar Crime & Investigations Group

Kizzy Augustin is a Partner in the White Collar Crime & Investigations Group and heads the Health and Safety practice. A Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience, she has significant experience in defending companies, senior directors and employees in corporate manslaughter and serious fire / health and safety prosecutions.

Kizzy provides strategic advice to corporate clients - both contentious advice in response to an actual incident, as well as preventative consultancy advice in relation to corporate policies and procedures and providing training to Boards and senior directors on their H&S compliance responsibilities and how they can mitigate legal and reputational risk. She appears regularly as an advocate in court proceedings, employment tribunals (for appealing Improvement and Prohibition notices) and Coroners' inquests.

Kizzy has recently received the honour of being listed on the Best Lawyers UK list for Health and Safety (voted by her peers). Kizzy was also recognised by The Legal 500 Directory (2022/23) as a “Leading Individual” in health and safety, as well as one of the Top 15 top H&S influencers in the UK by SHP.

Cost

Members: free

Non-members: £10.00