Ruth Armstrong > Gateley Legal > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Advising across the gamut of fatality and major incident/crisis management advice, Gateley Plc‘s sector expertise includes housebuilding, construction, transport, waste management, manufacturing and retail. Practice head Ruth Armstrong is experienced in corporate defence work and defending businesses, directors, officers and senior office holders in the health and safety matters.

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.

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.