
Pannone Corporate LLP‘s group is well-equipped to assist its clients in police investigations and inquests following fatalities and serious injuries caused by incidents ranging from building collapses to explosions, with its representation of a client in relation to the crowd surge at 02 Academy Brixton which caused multiple fatalities in December 2022 a key example of the team’s work. The group is also noted for handling nuisance claims as well as claims arising from food safety breaches. Workplace, food safety and fire-related health and safety matters are areas Bill Dunkerley assists both corporate and individual clients in. Dunkerley heads up the Manchester-based team alongside regulatory expert David Walton.
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Key clients
- Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
- Iceland
Work highlights
Advised the client in the ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation following the fatalities which occurred at the O2 Brixton Academy in 2022.
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Bill Dunkerley; David Walton
