Laura White , LLB
Laura is a Health and Safety Regulatory Senior Associate based in London. She is an experienced criminal litigator who regularly advises large international companies across sectors in relation to both regulatory prosecutions and compliance in relation to fire safety, building safety and health and safety. Laura’s experience includes high profile cases involving serious injuries, fatalities and corporate manslaughter investigations on major infrastructure projects and includes advising Joint Ventures. Laura’s experience includes advising on emergency incident response, attending scenes of a serious or fatal incidents, attending police interviews where necessary, advising on internal investigations and managing communication across multiple parties. Laura has advised in relation to public statements when there is significant actual or potential media interest in an incident on a high profile project.
Laura currently represents and advises mainly very large companies and her background includes advising both large and small businesses across a variety of sectors including construction, care homes, hospitality and manufacturing. She is an experienced criminal litigator, Magistrates' Court advocate and public speaker.
Laura has a particular specialism in fire safety and has been a regular contributor to the industry in a monthly feature in Fire Risk Management Magazine and through delivery of fire safety and building safety presentations in various forums. Laura regularly delivers presentations for clients and industry associations.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2011
Experience
- Crown Prosecution Service (2007 - 2010)
- Sonn Macmillan Walker (2010 - 2013)
- LHS Solicitors (2013 - 2016)
Membership
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Health and Safety Lawyers Association
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Qualifications
- LLB (2006)
- BA Hons (1999)
- BPP, London – Legal Practice Course (2008)
Education
- University of London (external programme) (2006)
- University of Manchester (1999)
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PRACTICE NOTES
Fire safety compliance, enforcement, offences and penalties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, FSA 2021, BSA 2022, FSR 2022 and Residential Evacuation Plans 2025—England and Wales
This Practice Note sets out the principal fire safety duties and offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, SI 2005/1541 (the Regulatory Reform Order 2005), the Fire Safety Act 2021 (FSA 2021) and the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022). It also covers provisions contained in the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (FSR 2022), SI 2022/547.
For information on fire safety offences and enforcement in Scotland, see Practice Note: Fire safety law and offences in Scotland.
For workplace fire safety, see Practice Notes: Fire safety in the workplace—regulatory requirements and How to manage fire safety in the workplace.
For information on fire safety in commercial and mixed use buildings, see the Practice Note: Fire safety in commercial and mixed-use buildings.
Obligations under the Regulatory Reform Order 2005
The Regulatory Reform Order 2005, SI 2005/1541, primarily governs fire safety within non-domestic premises. However, it equally captures shared parts in buildings that house two or more sets of domestic premises in England and Wales. The Regulatory Reform Order 2005 extends to the building’s structure and external walls, all common parts, and ‘all doors between the domestic premises and common parts’ of any buildings that contain two or more sets of...
Corporate Crime
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