Mary Lawrence
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Health & Safety
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Band 1
About
Provided by Mary Lawrence
Practice Areas
Dispute resolution
Business crime
Crisis and reputation management
Regulatory and compliance
Health and safety regulation
Career
Mary leads OC's top ranked specialist health and safety team. She has a focus on crisis management and supporting clients if the worst happens but has extensive experience in also helping clients think about their health and safety risk profile, the framework they use to support safety and wellbeing in the workplace and how to interpret the law to understand legal duties and how to apply them in a practical and meaningful way in a workplace.
Mary has a particular focus on media and entertainment businesses. She also works regularly in the energy, technology, and real estate sectors.
She has a particular interest in mental health and wellbeing and an employer's 'Duty of Care'. Mary also regularly advises on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and thorny questions around the application of other specific health and safety regulations to business.
Chambers Review
UK
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."