‘Guy Bastable – longstanding experience in this field, highly regarded by his peers.’

‘Charlotte Whitaker is a stand-out lawyer – she takes the time to “get” us and is very much an extension of the internal team. Her style fits exactly how we work and it is a pleasure to work with her.’

‘Ann Metherall has impeccable judgment and knows what issues to fight and where to give ground.’

‘Ann Metherall is hugely knowledgeable, tactically astute and manages client concerns with sensitivity and care. Never loses sight of the bigger picture.’

‘Charlotte Whitaker is an outstanding lawyer. Extremely capable, with the ability to manage the largest and most complex cases. Clients appreciate her quality of work, responsiveness, and tact in dealing with sensitive issues.’

‘Ann Metherall – a superb, shrewd, senior leader, with the great knowledge and experience of complex cases.’

Charlotte Whitaker – a great team leader, always hardworking and ahead of the issues.’

‘Guy Bastable knows every brief inside out and is a very tough negotiator.’

‘A fantastic Regulatory Safety Team with extensive expertise deployed with total dedication, always on hand providing high level support, guidance and direction at every stage post serious incident.’

‘Huge experience, credibility and relevant expertise coupled with complete dedication, available 24/7. All of which inspires confidence and assurance especially in testing times.’

‘Eversheds have been for many years the market leader in this field, and deliver a corporate approach towards criminal health and safety litigation. They provide first class legal advice and support for the largest companies.’

‘Amy Sadro is a stand out principal associate at the firm, enormously experienced (having cut her teeth for Kennedys) and meticulous in her approach towards cases. Her approach to the detail of cases is second to none. Additionally Tim Hill is a master strategist who has considerable experience in running large scale cases.’

‘Superb, great advisory expertise, very well liked by clients’

‘Paul Verrico – a genuine star in this field, more knowledge of H&S law and cases than anyone else operating in the field Tim Hill – great lawyer with excellent judgment Phil Crosbie – liked by clients, can handle the work of a partner’

‘Excellent team. Broad experience across multiple sectors. Responsive, pragmatic and considered in their approach.’

‘Tim Hill and Amy Sadro. Both are accessible, sensible and balanced in their advice.’

‘Osborne Clarke have rapidly become a stylish and slick operator in this field, combining a strong and established reputation in non-contentious advisory work with an emerging respect as a litigator. They have recruited the highest quality litigators to build what is now a first class team led by Mary Lawrence.’

‘Mary Lawrence is a real rainmaker in this field, securing some of the largest clients (Starbucks and ITV as examples) which is outstanding for what is essentially a Bristol firm. She has assembled a very professional team, with Matt Kyle as a stand out operator in this field.’

‘Fantastic team of highly motivated, client focused experts in the field. Go above and beyond to achieve the best result for their clients.’

‘Katie Vickery leads from the front and is superbly supported by Anna Lundy.’

‘OCs approach to diversity makes them relevant as todays legal advisers. The lawyers at OC are approachable, dedicated to doing a good job, flexible and willing to change route if necessary to get a better result. They are on top of current issues and their webinar series are informative and helpful, focusing on topics that are relevant’

‘The individuals I have worked with at OC take the time to get to know their Clients and Client’ employees – this is the case with Mary Lawrence who I know I can pick up the telephone any time and there will be a friendly and supportive voice at the end. Mary is flexible and looks at problems from all angles and wont be bulldozed or intimidated by Counsel if she has a different view.’

‘The team is genuinely collaborative across its platform of branches nationwide. This is actually difficult to achieve and is often undermined by rivalry between London and other branches. In the case of Shoosmiths they seem to have created a very positive and collaborative working environment enabling the necessary talent to be brought to a case. There also seems to be a good availability of talent from Partner to Associate. In fact some of the Principal Associates are very talented.’

‘The thing I found most unique was the Team’s ability to give practical advice and to clearly give an opinion. Often firms will provide you with the risks of different approaches and leave the client to reach a decision on the best way forward but, in this case, we needed some very specific on advice on what course of action needed to be taken and they provided that advice. It was very practical and understood the commercial needs of the business. I was incredibly impressed.’

‘Philip Ryan and Jo Sear are very approachable, highly technical lawyers, who have an ability to translate very heavy legislative provisions into easily digestible bites.’

‘The support and guidance provided by Shoosmith LLP in Health and Safety is underpinned with a significant depth of experience and expertise, that is provided in a timely and considered manner. Moreover, support is rapid and delivered with a great understanding and empathy of prevailing conditions. Partners are unafraid to get out on the ground and live the problem. I have no reservation in recommending their services.’

‘Hayley Saunders is fantastic to work with – responsive, pragmatic, and always provides commercially focused advice. All the qualities you’d expect from private practice lawyer. Highly recommended.’

‘Shoosmiths is a real market leader in this area – and richly deserves its excellent reputation. They have strength in depth: a highly experienced team of partners, ably-supported by a team of associates, who are able to offer an excellent service to their clients. They have buckets of relevant experience – with a number of star individuals. They are deeply committed to their clients’ causes. They go the extra mile – always. It is not surprising, therefore, that they have long-standing relationships with a cadre of loyal clients – whether they be national supermarkets or individual businesses – with whom they enjoy “trusted adviser” status. All in all, I consider them to be among the very best in their field and I very much hope that they are afforded tier 1 status.’

‘Charles Arrand is one of elite. He has unparalleled knowledge and experience of health and safety law. His commercial approach, and excellent judgement, instil huge loyalty in his cadre of blue chip clients.

‘Joanne Sear has great knowledge and understanding of procedure and the dynamics of criminal litigation. She combines great judgement with an incredible capacity for work. It is small wonder, therefore, that she is building a superb reputation for herself in this area. She’s definitely one to watch.’

‘Best in class team, great knowledge well implemented.’

‘The Addleshaw Goddard team is simply first class. Collectively they possess extensive knowledge and experience of all aspects of health and safety law.’

‘Addleshaw’s are the go to team for voluminous, complex, high profile cases of all levels of seriousness.’

‘Erin Shoesmith has a deserved reputation as being in the very top drawer. Her dedication to her clients shines through.’

‘Adrian Mansbridge – encyclopedic knowledge and gets to the real detail’

‘Priscilla Addo-Quaye is an exception lawyer whose possessive impressive intellect, capacity for hard work and client relationship skills.’

‘BCL have a strong reputation in this field. They are well known for their broad range of regulatory services with a focus on advising corporates including Directors. I would personally recommend clients to instruct BCL in cases where I am conflicted from acting which is always a good litmus test for me as a fellow practitioner.’

‘Richard Reichman is extremely capable. He is calm under pressure has a strategic and commercial way of supporting clients through the challenges of a regulatory investigation.’

‘Tom McNeill brings a restless, forensic eye to the matters he works on.’

‘Tom McNeill Understands his client superbly, extremely affable, absorbs vast amounts of detail quickly, clear concise.’

‘BCL’s HSE department rightly has an excellent reputation representing heavyweight corporate clients in HSE investigations, including corporate manslaughter investigations.’

‘Richard Reichman is phenomenal. He has able to grasp the detail of a case very quickly and can identify tactical and strategic issues likely to arise. His knowledge of the law is excellent. More generally, he has a thoroughbred background in corporate crime meaning that he is adept at advising Boards and working with other regulators..’

‘Tom McNeill is a seasoned practitioner who clearly works hard to look after his clients best interests but at the same time is affable and sensible to reach accommodation with other stakeholders. Unable to comment on the wider team/firm.’

‘DLA Piper Health and Safety practice has formed a dream team, with Nick Rock joining over the last year. Their uniqueness is the beyond expectation quality of advice provided very fast, in a very condensed, easy to digest and understand format.’

‘Nick Rock and his team are incredibly valued partners to our business. They are responsive, pragmatic and efficient. Their approach to cross-jurisdictional work is sophisticated and as clients, we receive consistently high quality advice, regardless of region.’

‘The DLA Health and Safety Team are all technical experts. They deliver sound, well reasoned advice, which is operationally focused.’

‘Nick Rock- He has extensive knowledge on product compliance, health and safety and chemicals regulations. He is an excellent lawyer who understands his clients’ business needs and concerns and proposes custom made legal solutions.’

‘Melinka Berridge leads most of the team’s work in fire safety and is highly respected in the sector. Formerly a barrister specializing in prosecution work, Melinka brings a wealth of experience to defending in health and safety cases and is renowned for her attention to detail and excellent judgement. Another former practicing barrister, Hanna Eales, is a highly persuasive advocate specializing in fire safety and has a deep knowledge of fire regulation in the built environment.’

‘The team has exceptional lawyers at every level and they all show total commitment to their clients, always going above and beyond for them. It is a truly collaborative experience when working with them and, together with their personable style, this makes it a truly enjoyable and rewarding experience to work with them. They are my number one choice when asked to recommend solicitors in this field.’

‘Melinka Berridge is in a league of her own. Not only does she have a first-class legal mind but she is a brilliant strategist and is hardworking and totally committed to the best outcome for her clients. She is also an absolute joy to work with – bringing a unique and positive energy to even the most taxing of situations. , Hannah Eales is also an absolutely brilliant lawyer and strategist. She is completely dependable, sensible and thorough and has a calm approach to matters, which is a huge asset when working alongside her in difficult situations. She is totally committed to her clients.

‘A leading firm for health and safety and business crime. Clients benefit from meticulous attention to detail, an excellent standard of service, and insight gained from a wealth of experience of criminal litigation.’

‘Jonathan Grimes stands out for his exceptional legal ability and thoughtful approach. Brings his immense experience to bear from the earliest stages of a case. Authoritative, measured, and effective.’

‘Hannah Eales is a former barrister, with fire safety experience, very knowledgeable and hard working.

‘Kingsley Napley’s regulatory team have assisted the London Fire Brigade in a major and complex piece of litigation for the past 4 years. The team have been exceptional in terms of their expertise, attention to detail, client care, availability and value for money.’

‘Melinka Berridge and Hannah Eales are the partners that have been providing support and advice to the London Fire Brigade over the past 4 years. They really care about the work and the people who they represent and this is demonstrated in the excellent feedback we have received in terms of interaction and support provided to individual clients. Their expertise in their field is outstanding, they are always available to take calls and provide support – even outside of office hours. I cannot recommend them highly enough.’

‘Mamata Dutta – superb, very knowledgeable, excellent to work with and great judgement Gavin Rees – highly experienced partner with a lot of knowledge of this field’

‘RPC are a premier health and safety team. Unrivalled experience in defending corporate manslaughter and serious health and safety offences. Provide a seamless and professional service from Inquests, initial interviews and final hearings.’

‘Gavin Reese – excellent strategist. Inspirational leader and clients appreciate his down to earth approach. Never makes a wrong step – no case is too difficult for him.

‘Mamata Dutta – blends towering intellect with extensive court experience. Always achieves the best outcomes.’

‘Fiona Hahlo – excels in complicated product and fatal accident cases. She has the talent to find and then mine the winning point, however difficult the evidence.’

‘The team earned our trust and we had full faith in their abilities to represent our best interests.’

‘The SPB team take the extra time to get to know their client’s business (often in detail) in advance of any crisis that may require their support. They are keen to share their knowledge widely and openly rather than “guard their secrets” which is always welcome.’

‘Rob Elvin is a practical, non-nonsense team leader who is fantastic at cutting straight to the issue and providing the real-world helpful advice needed.’

‘First class offering, team willing to go above and beyond to help client, fast, pragmatic advice demonstrating a real understanding of not just the specialist area but also the business needs of the client. Willing to be flexible about needs including offering senior management training to the business. Recent increase in proportion of female lawyers in the team.’

‘Stand out partners: Jon Cooper and Stephen Panton – both incredibly responsive – we always feel with are in safe hands with them. Very approachable and supportive. Have always given us excellent advice – pragmatic, clear, to the point. Supported by a good team of more junior lawyers.’

‘Regulatory legal advice at the highest level is hard to find. This team are exceptional not only in their approachability and pragmatism but also the results achieved.’

‘Jon Cooper – Clearly knows his subject area but manages to deliver difficult advice in a client friendly manner. Has a result as opposed to fee based approach to the advice and managed third party relationships very sensitively.’

‘Kevin Elliot is a stand out partner. He has an all round set of skills at the highest level.. He has extensive legal knowledge, tactical nous, great strategic ability and inspires confidence in all around him. He is a great team player and l value his dynamic, informed and collaborative approach to legal problems.’

‘Jon Cooper is brilliant to work with. He knows health and safety law inside out and is an excellent team player.

‘Ashley Borthwick is hard working, responsive and provides very sound advice.’

‘Jon Cooper and Kevin Elliot are partners with a national reputation for Heath and Safety advice in particular in relation to the defence of companies and their directors for alleged breach of Health and Safety offences. In terms of experience and know-how they are unrivalled. Their team is inspired but the to provide a first class service to all clients.’

‘In depth knowledge of the construction sector and its health and safety challenges’

‘Beale & Co have an excellent Health & Safety practice alongside their complementary construction and professional negligence practices. Their technical expertise and industry understanding enables them to offer an excellent service in the Health & Safety sector. They are true specialists in this field. They have particular expertise and extensive experience in public inquiries, inquests, and HSE investigations.’

‘Joanna Lewis stands out for her tenacious dedication to getting the best result for her client and her mastery of her case-load. She has an acute attention to detail and incredible understanding of the technical and factual issues of a case. She really does go the extra mile for her clients.’

‘Zita Mansi has showed herself to be a very effective and skillful solicitor.’

‘Joanna Lewis and Sheena Sood are enormously hard working, diligent and effective partners who follow the case through for their clients. They are renowned for their dedication to these types of case and have built up a substantial body of experience in this field. There is no fact in a case that Joanna Lewis is unaware of’

‘An outstanding choice for health and safety matters with a construction, Building Regulations or fire safety angle. Exceptional understanding and experience of the construction industry and advising clients in the most serious cases. The team has a great deal of experience of criminal investigations by the HSE, local authorities and fire and rescue services, as well as inquests and public inquiries.’

In addition to its work with contractors, Beale & Co is respected for its work with consultancies within the construction industry and is seen as the ‘go to’ solicitors for such organisations.’

‘Joanna Lewis brought a good understanding of consultancy companies and the specific issues that affect them and the way they operate. She combined this with a sound understanding of the relevant health and safety law. The focus of Beale & Co on construction and insurance matters was particularly helpful for this client.’

‘Gary Rubin is at the top of his game. Knowledgeable and experienced he leads the team superbly.’

‘I only know of Gary Rubin for Health and safety at Blackfords. Gary has the ability, skills personality and opportunity to represent individuals facing prosecutions under Health and safety legislation and is not so bound by corporate and Insurer considerations’

‘As above, Gary Rubin has the ability, skills personality and opportunity to represent individuals facing prosecutions under Health and safety legislation and is not so bound by corporate and Insurer considerations. His ability to represent individuals is second to none.’

‘Blackfords is noted for dealing with complex and challenging criminal cases. Gary Rubin, the Head of the Regulatory Team has developed a team that specializes in defending health and safety and gross negligence (work related) manslaughter prosecutions.’

‘Gary Rubin knows health and safety law like the back of his hand. He is a shrewd and tenacious lawyer. Over the years he has acted in a number of high profile work related prosecutions.’

‘They are very sensitive towards clients and their circumstances, and fantastic communicators. They explain things simply and clearly whilst setting out considered strategies for cases.’

‘I have worked with Gary Rubin predominantly. Firstly, there is very little he doesn’t know about he law of health and safety. Secondly, he has an ability to instantly put clients at ease through empathy, confidence and clear communication.’

‘Gary Rubin and Gary Bloxham are superb, very committed to the clients and offer a level of support comparable to the very highest profile firms. The support by their associates is excellent.’

‘This is an extremely polished and dedicated team, led by the brilliant Malcolm Gunnyeon’

‘Malcolm Gunnyeon is a tremendous lawyer: calm, highly intelligent and has a great manner with clients; always putting them at their ease and striving to get the best result possible.’

‘Superb levels of professionalism at all times throughout the entire team.’

‘Confident and assured at all times.’

‘Richard Welfare is an experienced, thoughtful and committed partner’

‘Helen Boniface is organised, diligent and a pleasure to deal with. She can be relied on to get on with the job to the highest standard.’

‘Excellent team, sensible, strategic and excellent at managing large scale litigation’

‘Helen Boniface is superb – an associate working at the level of a partner. Consistently sound instincts, one of those rare people who is on top of every detail without ever losing sight of the big picture’

‘Helen Boniface is the lead member having taken over the practice following a wealth of successful ‘real world’ experience of crisis response and management in safety. This is rarely seen in law firms to such a hands on extent.’

‘Caroline May – alert and thinks outside of the box’

‘Caroline May – outstanding history in regulatory law. has several major clients and is one of a few lawyers with the awareness and experience to manage the hardest cases and produce outstanding results’

‘Philip Tracey will go that extra mile to achieve the best outcome’

‘Plexus has great depth of expertise and experience at partner and senior associate level with offices across the UK’

‘Philip Tracey: Tenacious, dogged and determined. He is incredible at throwing investigators off their stride, particularly in difficult cases, and always has his clients’ backs. He is also an excellent communicator, tactical and razor sharp. He is difficult to be against and that is a compliment because he does his job so well.’

‘Claire Attridge: Wonderful to work with. She is always fully engaged with her cases and offers practical and reassuring advice, particularly in difficult cases where clients are in peril of custody. She is a future star who is in the ascendancy.’

‘Adam Kendall offers practical step by step solution focused advice that is easy to understand.’

‘A strong team that gives bespoke sector specific health and safety advice.’

‘Crispin Kenyon is great at delivering clear advice and excellent support to his clients in a thoughtful and considerate way.’

‘Crispin Kenyon – immensely experienced, good with clients and calm in a crisis.’

‘Crispin Kenyon is a very well-liked and respected character in the H&S community. He is knowledgeable , experienced and charming to deal with.’