Quote 7th November 2017 -
“The Directors are saddened that a case against the Company has been brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The case relates to the circumstances surrounding an accident with an ejection in November 2011. The ejection seat concerned was designed in 1972 and delivered in 1976. In the intervening years the seat had been maintained under RAF control with none of the servicing being performed by the Company, however the HSE alleges that the Company had a duty to warn about risks in the procedures used in the maintenance and operation of this type of seat.
On the evidence presented by the Prosecution as at 11 October 2017, it is the legal opinion of both Clyde & Co and Defence Counsel that there is a realistic prospect of the Company successfully defending itself at trial and that it is probable i.e. more likely than not, that the Company will be successful at trial. The trial is listed for 5 weeks at Lincoln Crown Court commencing on 21 January 2018. A not guilty plea has been entered and the matter is being fully prepared for trial.”
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