Tom McNeill
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Health & Safety
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About
Provided by Tom McNeill
Practice Areas
Tom’s financial crime expertise includes fraud, bribery, and money laundering investigations, while his regulatory practice covers health and safety, fire safety and food safety, including representation at inquests and inquiries, and environmental protection.
Tom has particular expertise in corporate and director liability and regularly advises on the most serious, complex and high-profile matters, working closely with specialist colleagues, experts and counsel to deliver the best possible outcomes for clients.
Tom studied law at Lancaster University. Tom joined BCL before qualifying as a solicitor in 2011, and became a partner in 2022.
Career
Qualified as a solicitor in 2011, and became a partner in 2022.
Professional Memberships
The Law Society; Health & Safety Lawyers Association; UK Environmental Lawyers Association; Fraud Lawyers Association.
Publications
‘Getting The Deal Through – Government Investigations’ (Lexology); ‘Company liability for safety breaches by individuals’ (Building Magazine); ‘Law commission proposals on corporate criminal liability’ (Reports Legal); ‘Corporate crime and the regulatory approach’ (Lawyer Monthly); ‘An introduction to fire safety enforcement’ (Fire Magazine); ‘Cognitive bias and defending health and safety investigations’ (Health & Safety Matters); ‘Fatal accidents and criminal liability’ (Law 360); 'The International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime' (Global Legal Group); 'When Should Organisations Be Held Criminally Liable?' (ICLG, Global Legal Group); 'Practical Law's Financial and Business Crime Global Guide' (Thomson Reuters).
Personal
University of Lancaster (1999 LLB Hons); College of Law, York (2000 LPC).
Chambers Review
UK
Tom McNeill focuses his practice on defending clients in regulatory investigations and prosecutions following fatal accidents. He regularly provides counsel on ORR, HSE and British Transport Police investigations.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tom sees the big picture and combines his encyclopaedic legal knowledge with a ferocious work ethic so that his clients achieve the best outcome."
"He is wise and practical but also able to assimilate information quickly."
"Tom sees the big picture and combines his encyclopaedic legal knowledge with a ferocious work ethic so that his clients achieve the best outcome."
"He is wise and practical but also able to assimilate information quickly."