Health & Safety | UK

Pinsent Masons offers an outstanding team in the health and safety space which has particular expertise advising leading corporations in the financial services, transport, energy and construction industries on a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. The team is experienced across the range of health and safety prosecutions, including corporate manslaughter cases, and also offers its clients non-contentious services, including guidance and training on a whole host of health and safety issues. The team advises household-name healthcare providers, national house builders and leading manufacturers.

Shoosmiths boasts a highly regarded team of health and safety practitioners who advise clients from a range of sectors including healthcare, automotive, transport, retail and construction, with a number of household names on its client roster. Shoosmiths has a strong team presence across the UK, allowing for impressive nationwide capabilities. The team represents companies in prominent corporate manslaughter cases and also assists with training and regulatory compliance.

Addleshaw Goddard handles an array of health and safety work for clients from various business sectors ranging from construction to transport, primarily acting on the defence side. The team works on cases with both civil and criminal penalties, including for employees and subcontractors, while also undertaking non-contentious matters including due diligence on corporate transactions and training.

Burges Salmon houses a specialist team of practitioners who are highly expert at providing advice on the full range of civil and criminal health and safety matters. The group acts for an extensive roster of clients from a range of sectors including retail, rail and transport. It has also been sought out by clients within the sports sector to advise on health and safety breaches. It also demonstrates expertise in the field of food safety.

The Clyde & Co team has expertise across the gamut of health and safety matters, including compliance, training, investigations and litigation, and is able to assist clients with police and HSE investigations into incidents causing serious injury and death. The team also provides advice and representation to an impressive list of multinational companies from various sectors, including food, energy, construction and retail, and also represents insurers.

DAC Beachcroft has a large and well-respected team with a breadth and depth of expertise in health and safety law providing advice and representation to companies and directors in relation to health and safety compliance. The team is experienced in handling criminal investigations and prosecutions, and offers guidance during corporate manslaughter investigations. Its clients include multinationals within the retail and food sectors, as well as insurers.

Weightmans has a well-regarded and deep team of solicitors offering significant expertise in the area. The team represents clients across the country in prosecutions and investigations involving numerous industry sectors, as well as providing training. It often advises clients in the public sector, including a number of local authorities, and also advises on food safety matters.

Womble Bond Dickinson acts for a range of well-known corporations from a broad spectrum of sectors on health and safety matters, including clients from the retail, transport, energy and construction industries. The team regularly represents the HSE in investigations and prosecutions, and possesses wide-ranging expertise covering both contentious and non-contentious matters, including providing advice on procedure and compliance. The team also has a wealth of experience acting at inquests.

Browne Jacobson offers deep expertise in representing public and private sector clients in relation to serious and fatal accidents. The team has a strong track record of defending corporate clients in HSE investigations. It also handles prosecution-side work in health and safety cases, including for engineering companies, manufacturers, local councils and fire authorities. The team is also notable for its experience in the education sector.

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.

Squire Patton Boggs is a robust practice handling defence work for a number of major companies, with a particular focus on prosecutions for health and safety violations. The team demonstrates extensive expertise in various sectors such as retail, power, entertainment and waste, and is enlisted by companies to provide advice on compliance and policy arrangements. Its clients include construction groups and renowned third-sector entities.

BCL Solicitors has a respected practice that regularly provides counsel to corporates and directors and which is particularly adept at handling matters for clients in the utilities, construction and entertainment sectors. The team is experienced in advising clients on corporate manslaughter cases, fire safety issues and environmental protection issues, and defends clients in HSE prosecutions and criminal investigations.

CMS is adept at advising clients during investigations, prosecutions and inquests involving complex health and safety issues, with deep expertise in a number of industries and sectors including waste, construction and energy. The team assists clients with regulatory compliance and product safety and enjoys impressive team capabilities across the UK.

DLA Piper is noted for its activity on defence-side contentious work including investigations and prosecutions and is regularly instructed by major organisations to advise on compliance and transactional matters. The team supports clients in a range of industry sectors including manufacturing, financial, aviation, healthcare and construction.

Gateley Legal has a respected team with considerable experience handling issues arising from a wide spectrum of sectors including manufacturing, retail and sports. The team has a strong track record of representing clients before bodies such as the HSE, Environmental Agency and the police, and is particularly astute at providing counsel on proceedings following fatal incidents at the workplace.

RPC undertakes complex criminal cases including corporate manslaughter and other prosecutions arising from serious accidents such as explosions and traffic accidents. The team is adept at handling HSE and police investigations, with further experience representing clients in inquests and public inquiries, and is regularly instructed to handle matters on behalf of insurers.

Beale & Co has a strong health and safety team. The group represents clients in a range of matters, including cases concerning fatal accidents and police investigations. Its practitioners have notable experience of providing counsel on HSE investigations and prosecution. The firm has a particular expertise advising clients within the engineering and construction sectors.

Based in Belfast, Carson McDowell has an impressive health and safety team. The firm represents clients in a broad range of matters, including complex corporate and gross negligence manslaughter cases. It advises clients across a range of sectors, including the construction and food and beverage industries.

Herbert Smith Freehills defends organisations in investigations and prosecutions arising from fatal accidents and serious injuries. The team acts for a number of major national and international clients, demonstrating long-standing expertise in the energy, transport and industrial sectors, and also advises a growing list of well-known developers. The team is further adept at handling corporate manslaughter investigations.

Kingsley Napley houses a respected health and safety team, with the ability to handle a broad range of issues in the space. The team represents both individuals and corporate entities in serious and fatal accidents across a range of industries. The group also defends licensed premises, including hotels and pubs, following enforcement action by regulatory bodies.

rradar has a respected team commended for its ability to provide regulatory compliance advice and guidance. The team provides high-quality advice on fatal incidents and accidents resulting in serious injuries, and boasts an impressive client list which covers a range of industries including utilities, transportation and manufacturing. The team is also adept at advising clients on HSE and local authority investigations.