Stephen Sadler

Stephen works within the Regulatory group advising Corporate and Public Sector clients on health and safety and environmental compliance and risk issues. This includes responding to regulatory investigations and prosecutions by bodies such as the Environment Agency, Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities.

Enforcement/Prosecution

Stephen acts for Corporate Clients and Insured Companies in relation to a variety of different incidents.

He has experience of dealing with machinery based health and safety prosecutions, prosecutions for waste offences and road traffic prosecutions. He has also dealt with Public Inquiries conducted by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner and animal welfare matters.

Stephen has also advised on trading standards investigations and prosecutions, and made many applications for exceptional hardship relating to driving offences.

In addition to the above, Stephen also has experience of prosecuting for local and central government, including multi-handed matters in the Crown Court. 

Stephen has also appeared in the Magistrates’ Courts numerous times for first and sentencing hearings. 

Recent case examples include:- 

• acting for a company operating from Pinewood Studios charged with health and safety offences following crushing injuries
• acting for a large vehicle hire company called to a Public Inquiry by the Traffic Commissioner
• acting for a farm partnership involved in an Environment Agency investigation

Advice

Stephen has advised clients on health and safety compliance and risk issues and assisted in the delivery of training on health and safety investigations, managing investigations and health and safety sentencing.