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Kate Oliver

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Work Department

Regulatory

Position

Kate specialises in health & safety, environmental matters, white collar crime, Trading Standards, NCA, FCA and SOCA investigations.

Kate is a highly regarded legal director at Gateley and has been with the team for seven years. Kate specialises in defending all types of health & safety cases, environmental investigations, general criminal defence work and financial crime. Kate regularly attends Coroners Courts and Criminal Courts representing businesses and individuals facing all manner of health & safety investigations and prosecutions.  Kate is at home in the Criminal Court arena having been a Court Duty Solicitor and accredited Police Station Representative for many years. Kate is able to bring her wealth of experience of general criminal defence work to health & safety/ regulatory investigations, a skillset that is often lacking in regulatory lawyers. Kate is client-focused and proactive, often resolving complex health & safety and regulatory investigations with out of Court disposals securing minimum fuss and limited reputational damage for the client. Clients often comment on Kate’s no-nonsense, practical approach and her insight in being able to anticipate the way in which a regulator will proceed with an investigation and be two steps ahead of them.

Kate is a focused lawyer and her ability to get into the detail of a case makes her unflappable, delivering excellent results every time.

Kate regularly writes blogs, social media posts and articles for health & safety publications.

Leisure

Kate is a keen netballer. She plays for the firm and for a club in the West Midlands. Kate also enjoys travelling and skiing.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Employment > Health and safety

(Rising stars)

Kate Oliver – Gateley Plc

Ruth Armstrong heads an able team at Gateley Plc that is vastly experienced in corporate defence work. Armstrong has extensive experience in the housebuilding, construction, waste and manufacturing sectors as well as leisure and energy. Kate Oliver is a highly regarded senior associate who specialises in defending all types of health and safety cases and environmental investigations. Chris Grainger is an experienced solicitor advocate who regularly handles a wide range of health and safety matters as well as coroners’ inquests and environmental matters. The group acts for 19 of the top 20 housebuilders in the UK along with FTSE100 and 250 businesses and other blue-chip companies.

West Midlands > Real estate > Environment

(Rising stars)

Kate Oliver – Gateley Plc

Roundly praised by clients for its capabilities in complex environmental investigations and ESH matters, Gateley Plc‘s regulatory and business defence team is routinely sought out by numerous blue-chip corporates with significant operations in the region. National practice head Ruth Armstrong is regarded as one of the stand-out practitioners in the space, advising various FTSE 100 and 250 companies on the full scope of regulatory concerns, ranging from post-incident investigations to criminal proceedings. Solicitor advocate Chris Grainger is highly experienced in health and safety litigation, working with private and public sector bodies on cases before both the Magistrates and Crown Court. Senior associate Kate Oliver‘s broad regulatory expertise sees her working with various businesses and individuals on cases before the Coroners Courts and Criminal Courts. All named lawyers are based in Birmingham.

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