Crispin Kenyon > Weightmans LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
First Floor, St Philips Point
TEMPLE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B2 5AF
England
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Crispin Kenyon
Work Department
Regulatory services unit.
Position
Admitted in 1980, Crispin has been a partner since 1986 and joined Weightmans in April 2011 where he leads the London office of a nationwide health and safety team which works exclusively in this field.
Crispin’s roots are in insurance litigation where he was a specialist for over 30 years in employers’, public, product and motor liability claims.
His caseload now exclusively involves advising clients under regulatory investigations and prosecutions by HSE/Environmental Health Officers and Police, as well as inquests, for individuals and the full range of commercial business activity including construction, waste management, leisure, transport, education, care sector, manufacturing, local authorities and fire safety.
Crispin is frequently instructed by other specialist firms where conflicts of interest arise.
He is a regular speaker at Health & Safety seminars for clients and the firm.
As to notable cases he acted for Veolia Environmental Services in the leading 2011 case on interpretation of health and safety law (R v Tangerine Confectionary & Veolia ES(UK) Ltd and for an interested party in the Administrative Court decision November 2013 Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall v HM Coroner for Plymouth Torbay and South Devon dealing with questions for coroner’s juries.
Career
Qualified 1980; partner 1986; partner Weightmans 2011.
Memberships
FOIL (Forum of Insurance Lawyers); hon treasurer and executive member of the Health & Safety Lawyers Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Health and safety
Weightmans‘ team is led by health and safety consultant specialist Crispin Kenyon, in close collaboration with the firm’s national offices, namely Liverpool-based Dewi Ap-Thomas; Leeds-based David Lewis; Seonaid Busby who is based in Glasgow; and Andrew Brammer who works from the Birmingham office. Lili Oliver is a corporate risk management specialist. The team is well equipped to advise on the remit of safety regulations and notably advised on the chlorine gas explosion at London Aquatic Centre in March 2022.