It’s Melbourne all over again…….but this time in Bolton (UK)
A solicitors’ firm in Bolton linked to 18 cases of coronavirus has had its office closed by the local authority. Accident Injury Solicitors was served with directions by environmental health officers on Friday to immediately close. The business will remain closed indefinitely until Bolton Council is satisfied improvements have been made.
New tighter restrictions were introduced in the town last week to curb the spread of the virus, after recording the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases in the country.
According to a news release published yesterday by the council, the office of AI Solicitors was shut down after family members related to employees working at the firm raised concerns about its practices.
The family members alleged that the firm was not informing staff of cases of Covid-19 in the workforce, and employees were being forced to work alongside others who had tested positive for the virus.
Environmental health officers visited the premises and found that seating arrangements were not far enough apart to manage social distancing, and cleaning arrangements were ‘unsatisfactory’. The council and Public Health England found 18 cases linked to the firm.
