A NEW recruit at Harrogate-based Hempsons Solicitors has become one of the country's first chartered safety and health practitioners.

David Sinclair, a dual qualified solicitor and safety and health specialist at Hempsons, is thought to be the first solicitor in the UK to hold a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Health and Safety.

Updated: 10:59 Thursday, December 01, 2005