Health & Safety

Eversheds Sutherland has a market-leading team of health and safety specialists, praised for its depth of expertise. The team represents a plethora of household names in construction, manufacturing and infrastructure in defence of complex prosecutions and investigations and is also notable for its non-contentious work, with extensive experience assisting clients with training and consultancy. The firm has additional expertise in the energy and offshore sectors with coverage across the country.

"Eversheds can quickly assimilate lots of information and bring a fresh perspective. The practitioners are strategic as well as tactical."

"The members provide excellent legal advice and they truly care about the individuals impacted."

"The team provides excellent service from start to finish."

"Eversheds team are strategic and innovative."

Paul Verrico heads the Eversheds Sutherland EHS team and maintains a strong reputation in the market. He is particularly adept at advising manufacturers following fatal accidents. His experience also includes providing advice on regulatory and coronial matters. He has additional knowledge of HSE, ORR and BTP investigations. "He is tenacious - if you have a fight on your hands, he is the man that you want in your corner." "He is very highly regarded by clients and he thinks outside the box." "Paul's knowledge, energy, passion and compassion are unrivalled." "Paul goes above and beyond to build strong relationships with us as a client. He brings subject matter expertise and leads a very strong team in this specialist area." "He is excellent - he takes time to understand what's important and he is a good advocate."

Tim Hill's particular areas of strength include matters within the energy and manufacturing sectors. He provides counsel on serious accidents at work and fatal incidents. He has considerable experience advising clients on investigations and prosecutions by the HSE and fire and rescue services, among others.

Julia Thomas has a strong defence practice that draws strength from her time as a lawyer in the HSE litigation team. She is regularly called upon to advise clients in relation to health and safety regulatory compliance and offences. She also has experience providing counsel on HSE investigations following serious accidents. "She is brilliant."