The first real authority on the FSO came in the case of New Look Retailers Ltd v The London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority in 2010. The Court of Appeal, in that case, considered whether and to what extent the approach...
Read MoreThe reasoning outlined in the Howe case was followed in R v ESB Hotels Ltd which was also a case prior to the FSO, but which did involve offences contrary to the Fire Precautions Act 1971. In that case the Court of Appeal laid...
Read MoreThe case of R v S Howe & Son (Engineers) Ltd is the leading case considered by the Courts when approaching sentence in fire safety matters. The case of Howe is not a fire safety case and its judgment was delivered in 1999...
Read MoreWhat Does ‘Reasonably Practicable’ Actually Mean? In October 2014, I wrote an article about the increased use in fire safety cases of charges brought under Article 8 of the FSO. Now that the maximum fine limitation...
Read MoreSentencing Fire Safety Cases – A Missed Opportunity Last year I wrote 2 articles (March and April) which considered the way in which the courts approached sentencing in cases involving breaches of the Fire Safety Order. I...
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