Health & Safety
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 3
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Temple Garden Chambers is well regarded for its handling of complex health and safety prosecutions and enforcement proceedings. Areas of expertise for the set include gross negligence manslaughter and corporate manslaughter cases, as well as prosecutions arising from workplace fatalities and rail accidents. Members are also regularly called upon to represent their clients at inquests and public inquiries. The tenants are noted for their expert representation of both defendant corporations and prosecuting authorities. Sources say that "Temple Garden Chambers is our go-to for health and safety matters." Recent work highlights include involvement in the ongoing criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire. Dean Norton is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The clerking is excellent. They are responsive."
"The clerking is excellent. They are responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Fiona Canby is an established health and safety lawyer who specialises in high-profile inquest work. She has been instructed in several inquests, including the Didcot Power Station collapse.She exclusively represents defendants in criminal regulatory proceedings and is routinely instructed to act for employers.
"Fiona Canby is excellent."
Keith Morton KC has extensive experience within this field of law, exclusively acting on behalf of defendants in the most complex of health and safety cases, including corporate manslaughter cases. He is also adept at undertaking inquest work and public inquiries.
"Keithis very clever and has a charming client manner and manner in court. Clients love him. He is sensible and gives proper commercial advice."
"He is just fantastic. He always gives sound and sensible advice and can always get to the point."
"Keith is a star. He has great judgement, a measured and reassuring style, and works very well as part of a team."
Dominic Adamson KC is a talented silk who represents individuals and companies across a wide range of sectors including the construction, healthcare and rail industries. He has acted in landmark public disaster cases such as Hillsborough and the Ladbroke Grove rail crash.Adamson has a strong track record of handling cases involving fires and explosions.
"Dominic is very easy to deal with and very, very good with clients. He is very friendly, engaging and puts people at ease."
"Dominic is an exceptionally able technical safety lawyer."
"One of Dominic's great strengths is his ability to get on well with lay clients and he masters technical detail well."
"Dominic is a real expert in the field and an excellent barrister. He knew just how to position the matter strategically to get an excellent result."