Outer Temple Chambers is highly regarded for its extensive expertise in advising on complex rail and maritime-related safety cases, however the practice is equally strong in handling a wide spectrum of health and safety matters. Ben Compton KC is acting as counsel to the explosives contractors in ongoing proceedings arising from the Didcot Power Station collapse in 2016, which resulted in four fatalities. In a separate matter, 2025 silk appointment Oliver Powell KC, as a junior, successfully appeared for the prosecution in MCA v Intrada Ships Management Ltd (‘Scot Carrier’), concerning a double fatality following a fatal vessel collision in 2021. Among the juniors, Paul Rogers represents Cambridgeshire County Council in cases concerning multiple fatalities over a period of several years arising from the council's operation of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.
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