Experience

• Specialises in the conduct of health and safety, and environment matters across all industries.
• Defended a major rail infrastructure and individuals on manslaughter and health and safety charges arising out of the Hatfield rail accident. All manslaughter and individual health and safety offences successfully defended. Represented a major rail infrastructure and individuals in relation to Police and HSE investigations into the Ladbroke Grove rail accident.
• Represented the owner of a leisure company to trial in manslaughter and health and safety prosecutions. The owner was acquitted of both the manslaughter and health and safety offences alleged against him.
• Represented companies and individuals at inquests, public and other inquires and prosecutions relating to the rail accidents at Southall, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield and Potters Bar, and other major incidents.
• Represented numerous construction, leisure, quarrying, waste, crane, healthcare, manufacturing and public utility organisations and their directors on major incidents including numerous multi-fatality incidents.
• Represented a German national doctor under suspicion of two gross negligence manslaughter charges arising from one night’s locum work in the UK.
• Represented a doctor in relation to fraud allegations against his employer, including in proceedings before the GMC.
• Represented a major meat contractor in food safety investigations.
• Represented the First Officer of a cruise ship in investigations by the Marine Coast agency in relation to alleged navigation offences.
• Represented public and private sector companies following major oil diesel and chemical spillages and river pollution.
• Represented a nationwide shoe retailer and its directors in an environment agency prosecution arising out of alleged offences concerning the disposal of controlled waste.
• Regularly advises directors, SHE and HR managers on health and safety and employment policies and procedures in relation to issues.

Projects

• Setting up of systems and protocols for managing major incidents and assistance with management training on major incident response.
• Setting up models for accident investigation in multi-fatality incidents.
• Setting up systems for evidence and document control management procedures on behalf of public inquires, companies and public authorities in relation to management of large cases, high volume litigation and major incidents.

Significant reported cases

• Southall, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield, Potters Bar, and Lambrigg rail accidents and many other major incidents.
• Grant v South West Trains Ltd 1998 ICR 449 (ECJ Case C-249/96).
• Cameron v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd 2006 EWHC 1133.

Clients

• Construction
• Cranes
• Healthcare
• Leisure
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Police and fire services
• Public services
• Quarrying
• Rail
• Waste

Publications

• Regularly writes articles for trade and legal publications.