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. Our experience includes:
- A major railway infrastructure undertaking in connection with 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