Henderson Chambers is ‘a strong set with an established pedigree in health and safety, with recognised expert counsel at all levels of seniority’. Oliver Campbell KC is ‘an excellent communicator with a thorough and endearing pragmatic approach to achieve best results’. In recent instructions for the team, Prashant Popat KC and Christopher Adams successfully acted for the defendants in a Health and Safety at Work Act prosecution concerning a triple fatality arising from a tower crane collapse. Anna Medvinskaia joined the team in September 2025.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerking team are very good, helpful and knowledgeable.'
- 'The health and safety practitioners at Henderson Chambers are leaders in the field.'
- 'The Henderson team is led by some of the most recognisable names in the field of health and safety law.'
- 'Henderson Chambers is the very best for health and safety work.'
- 'Henderson Chambers is and has been for many years a leading, if not the leading, health and safety set.'
- 'Henderson have a good range of advocates in health and safety.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Prashant Popat KC
‘Prashant draws from a deep well of experience to deliver very pragmatic advice to clients. He demonstrates impressive acumen when dissecting intricate legal matters and then explaining and presenting those matters with clarity and precision.’
Toby Riley-Smith KC
Angus Withington KC
Tim Green KC
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Christopher Adams
Abigail Cohen
Anna Medvinskaia
James Purnell
‘James is very persuasive and always finds the most attractive arguments which will advance his case.’