1998/178 - AG v Regal Construction [1998] UR 178 (21 August 1998)
The penalty was reduced due to the company's long, generally clean record, responsible management, and the isolated nature of the infraction, but the seriousness of potential danger to workers remains the key consideration.
- Citation
- [1998] UR 178
- Parties
- Prosecutor: The Crown; Defendant: Unnamed Company
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 21 August 1998
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentencing
- Outcome
- conviction and fine
- Legal Topics
- Workplace Safety, Building Regulations, Sentencing Principles
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Parties
The Crown
Prosecutor
Unnamed Company
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriate penalty for workplace safety infractions by a building company
Ratio Decidendi
The penalty was reduced due to the company's long, generally clean record, responsible management, and the isolated nature of the infraction, but the seriousness of potential danger to workers remains the key consideration.
Court Disposition
conviction and fine
Orders
- The company is fined £2,000 on each infraction.
- The company will pay £1,000 in costs.
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