A group of companies involved in the design and construction of a London tower block have been found guilty after a falling window pane killed coach driver Mick Ferris in 2018. The case matters because the jury concluded that foreseeable safety risks connected to the building’s glazing had not been properly addressed.

Mr Ferris, 53, was returning to his coach near The Corniche on London’s Embankment when glass fell from the 25th-floor penthouse at about 10.40am on 2 October 2018. The pane fell around 300ft and crushed him; Foster + Partners, St James Group, Lindner Prater and Wintech were tried under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for failing to discharge a duty.