RPC is noted as being ‘the ultimate go-to firm for catastrophic and fatal injury cases’ and is well placed to handle the related criminal investigations. The circumstances of the cases the team handles range from RTAs, to building collapses and explosions, to matters of gross negligence; the team also leverages the firm’s regulatory expertise to handle health and safety regulatory work. Mamata Dutta is a key practitioner in the team, noted for her ’very strong intellect and emotional sensitivity’, while Gavin Reese helms the offering and ‘exudes gravitas and knowledge’. Thom Lumley bolstered the practice after joining from Plexus Legal Gateway in September 2023.
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‘They are a stellar health and safety team with an encyclopaedic knowledge of health and safety law, able to combine that with tremendous attention-to-detail on complicated issues of factual and expert evidence.'
'They are the ultimate go-to firm for catastrophic and fatal injury cases who are equally adept at all aspects of health and safety law.’
‘Gavin Reese is an extremely sound tactician, who exudes gravitas and knowledge. He achieves extraordinarily favourable concessions from prosecutors by way of focused, detailed criticisms of their case.'
- 'Mamata Dutta is an outstanding lawyer who you need to have in your corner for the most difficult cases. She combines a very strong intellect with emotional sensitivity and pragmatic common sense and is always able to identify the telling point in a case. Clients love her and prosecutors fear her.’
‘Experienced, professional, personable and practical advice.’
‘The level of expertise and experience is very high.'
Key clients
- AXA XL
Work highlights
- Acting for a client which was involved in the refurbishment works at Grenfell Tower, which is now being considered as part of an investigation by the Metropolitan Police and a Public Inquiry.
- Representing a director in an investigation by the HSE following an incident where an employee was exposed to an electrical shock while installing an electrical panel.
- Representing a client which is being investigated by the HSE following an incident which caused the death of two employees whilst an HGV was being unloaded.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Gavin Reese
Other key lawyers
Mamata Dutta; Fiona Hahlo; Steven Aitken; Thom Lumley