Lynne Gray offers ‘incredibly clear and pragmatic advice’ as head of Burness Paull LLP’s health and safety team, providing support at the site of accidents, and representing clients in personal injury claims. The team has a strong reputation in the energy and care sectors, and is particularly adept at handling maritime investigation accidents and construction claims. Gray excels at crisis management whilst Lynne Moss frequently works on liability and compliance matters. The ‘super responsive’ Eilidh McSherry is a key figure within the practice.
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‘Fantastic market knowledge and awareness of current trends and action by the HSE in the sector. Very client friendly at all levels within an organisation from CEO down to more junior.’
‘Lynne Gray is very client friendly, offering incredibly clear and pragmatic advice.'
'Eilidh McSherry is a really good junior lawyer. She is a super responsive and clear advisor.’
Key clients
- Repsol Resources
- TotalEnergies
- Apache North Sea
- Mercury Engineering
- VSA
- Sunderland Marine
- Arnold Clark
- Sanctuary
- Key Properties Solutions
Work highlights
Acting for Hebridean Island Cruises in connection with the maritime tragedy which occurred on the river Clyde in February 2023 – the sinking of the tug Biter with the loss of its crew.
Advising an offshore energy company in an investigation that is being carried out by the HSE Energy Division of the Offshore Major Accident Regulator into an offshore incident that occurred on a FPSO in the North Sea when a major hydrocarbon gas release occurred during depressurisation of a section of pipeline.
Representing Key Properties in defending criminal proceedings following a gas release from a low-pressure mains pipe during construction works at Fort Kinnaird retail park in Edinburgh in June 2019.
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Practice head
Lynne Gray
Other key lawyers
Lynne Moss; Eilidh Mcsherry