Precious is currently on maternity leave
My role
I am a solicitor in the regulatory team primarily advising clients in the health and social care, housing and education sectors.
My experience
I completed my training contact at Anthony Collins before joining into the regulatory team in February 2022. During my training contract, I gained experience in contentious construction, personal injury and clinical negligence, governance and regulatory matters. With a regulatory focus, I now assist clients with inquests, various types of health and safety advice, criminal investigations and matters involving regulators such as the CQC, Ofsted and HSE.
My specialisms
- Health and safety
- Inquests
- Regulatory investigations and proceedings
- Criminal investigations and proceedings
My latest insights
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Taste the difference challenge: Decaf success in reducing falls in hospitals and care homes
In 2021, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) implemented the ‘Taste the difference challenge’, an initiative whereby...
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Care home operator fined £400,000 by HSE following death of vulnerable resident
A care home operator in Scotland was fined £400,000 due to safety breaches resulting in the death of a resident. Susan Greens, 95, was...
Riding to compliance: learning lessons on fire safety
The owner of an equestrian yard has been fined £5,000 by Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service for being in breach of a...
CQC prosecutes two care providers for failing to protect residents from the risk of avoidable harm
In our regulatory round-up ebriefings, we have been discussing for some time the steady rise in the number of prosecutions brought by the...
‘Non-routine’ tasks - when the health and safety of employees must come first
The Barnsdale Hall Hotel (now the Rutland Hall Hotel and Spa) has been fined £146,700 together with £50,000 of costs after pleading...
Ofsted and CQC reinspection revolution
Last year, more than four-fifths of ‘outstanding’ schools inspected were downgraded, with 17% dropping at least two grades to ‘requires...
Launch of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
Following the sad death of Oliver McGowan in 2016, discussions around the need to improve the training of health and social care staff...
IICSA publishes final concluding report
Seven years after it was established in 2015, The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has now published its final...
The CQC issues fixed penalties to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for failures around consent
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued two fixed penalties to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust totalling £8,000 for...
Reflections on the 'State of Care'
Friday saw the publication of the CQC’s State of Care report, which draws together the evidence available across the whole health and...
DNACPRs - what are they and who decides?
The recent inquest into the death of care home resident Joyce Parrott highlights the importance of organisations having clear procedures...
Dairy allergen death and the importance of allergen labelling
Pret a Manger are again in the spotlight following the death of a woman with a severe dairy protein allergy who ate a flatbread prepared...
Safety on construction sites: civil engineering firm prosecuted following the tragic death of a seven-year-old child
Following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Howard Civil Engineering Ltd admitted to failing to take necessary...
The sound of change - how can acoustic monitoring improve safety in care homes?
The use of technology in care homes is becoming an increasingly important tool for many care providers in improving both the safety and...
My latest articles
Liberty Protection Safeguards – what next?
The replacement of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards...
Greenfeeds Limited prosecution – lessons to be learnt
The Greenfeeds Limited prosecution highlights the human...
Advertising hoarding case casts light on the land transaction OJEU tendering exemption
A recent case throws light on the scope of the exemption...