Health & Safety
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
Contact number
(0117) 917 3000Chambers Review
Osborne Clarke is sought after by domestic clients and international businesses with UK operations for significant regulatory investigations relating to serious injuries or multiple fatalities. The team offers expert crisis management capabilities and is experienced in acting for clients across a broad range of industries including energy, food, property, infrastructure and financial services. The team also offers additional expertise in mental health-related safeguards and incidents.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Osborne Clarke's team provides strategic and holistic advice."
"The group has a good range of skills."
"The team is absolutely superb."
"One of the key strengths of Osborne Clarke is its deep expertise and experience in this domain. The firm boasts a team of highly qualified lawyers."
"Osborne Clarke's team provides strategic and holistic advice."
"The group has a good range of skills."
"The team is absolutely superb."
"One of the key strengths of Osborne Clarke is its deep expertise and experience in this domain. The firm boasts a team of highly qualified lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Mary Lawrence handles high-profile HSE and police investigations and inquests following fatal accidents and serious injuries. She also has specific strength in advising clients on crisis management. She provides counsel to clients from a number of sectors including food and beverages, entertainment and energy.
"She is incredibly good at relating to clients and understanding commercial drivers. She is a go-to source of help."
"She is excellent."
"Mary’s forward-thinking vision helps clients navigate the present while planning for the future, identifying opportunities and mitigating risks."
"She is very experienced, proficient and takes initiative."
Katie Vickery has an established practice in the health and safety space. She is routinely called upon to provide counsel on HSE and police investigations, although she has further experience assisting clients with compliance training.