Rail

Kennedys has a number of specialist lawyers with extensive experience of advising clients within the rail industry and their insurers.

Many of these lawyers have experience of working in-house within the rail industry, and close links have been maintained through secondments.

We regularly advise on a wide range of contentious matters affecting the rail industry, including:

• Public inquiries and investigations
• Police and HSE investigations and prosecutions
• Health and safety issues
• CAHA claims, RIDR and ADRR disputes, arbitration, litigation and mediation
• Claims for losses under Track Access agreements such as business interruption losses
• Claims for damage to rolling stock and to the rail infrastructure
• Claims involving Maintenance and Renewals contracts
• Procurement claims brought by unsuccessful tenderers
• Environmental claims and prosecutions
• Employment and data protection
• Personal injury claims

Kennedys provides a cohesive team of lawyers with relevant experience across these fields. Recent experience includes:

• Advising Railtrack Plc and Network Rail in connection with the major incidents at Southall (1997), Ladbroke Grove (1999), Hatfield (2000), Great Heck (2001), Potters Bar (2002) and Gerrards Cross tunnel collapse (2005)
• Advising on London Underground derailments at Chancery Lane and Camden Town