Henderson Chambers

Commercial litigation and arbitration, health & safety,public and EU, product liability, consumer credit  and property.

Christopher has extensive experience in health & safety, corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter investigations and prosecutions, inquests and related commercial disputes and product liability proceedings, including group actions. On the civil side, he has been involved in a number of jurisdictional disputes including the landmark Supreme Court decision in Lungowe v Vedanta, acting for a vehicle manufacturer defending ‘emissions’ claims, and representing the corporate defendants in the largest (in terms of number of claimants) group claim ever brought in England, the Fundão dam litigation.

He has been instructed as junior defence counsel in a number of Crown Court health & safety trials, including the successful defence of a tower crane supplier and ensuing application for defence costs and judicial review proceedings. He regularly advises and represents companies in investigations and sentencing proceedings. He has particular experience in representing corporate manufacturers of product ranging from vehicles to vaccines at inquest proceedings. He also provides advice to property developers in relation to regulatory matters such as wildlife mitigation and special treatment licences.  

His clients include public and private businesses, including a number of Very Large Organisations, local authorities and individuals working in the construction, tower crane hire, pier refurbishment, property development, education, restaurant, nightclub, passenger and rail freight transport, port, hotel, healthcare, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors.

German

COMBAR, ALBA, HSLA

Christopher graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a double first in English. He came top of his year for the CPE in Legal Studies at LSBU, and was graded Very Competent for the BPTC at BPP law school. He is also an accredited mediator.