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CMS has a strong, multifaceted health and safety practice with a particular focus on high-risk sectors such as the energy, waste, real estate and manufacturing industries. The team frequently advises on complex incidents involving fatalities and serious injuries, and is trusted by major clients to engage directly with regulators and statutory bodies. Lukas Rootman leads the Sheffield-based team and is noted for his significant experience in both defence and advisory matters. Associates Esme Saynor, Aimie Farmer and Megan Hancock play central roles in enforcement defence, BSA 2022 advice, and high-value transactional support.
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Position
Senior Associate
Career
Aimie Farmer is a senior associate in our Environment and Health & Safety team at CMS. Aimie has provided advice and representation to a broad spectrum of clients across the sectors including energy and waste, food, consumer goods, hotels and leisure, residential care homes and industry.
Aimie’s expertise includes defending prosecutions by a range of regulatory bodies including local authorities, the HSE and the Environment Agency, assisting clients at inquests and representing defendants at interviews under caution.
Aimie is on both the charity committee and the CMS Women’s Network committee in the Manchester and Sheffield offices.
Memberships
Committee Member of the North East UK Environmental Law Association
Member of the Health and Safety Lawyers' Association
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‘Excellent team. You can tell they all really get along and it makes them work very efficiently as a team.’
‘Lukas Rootman is ruthless in pursuit of the client's goal.’
‘It doesn't matter how long between matters, Lukas Rootman remains up to date on how we operate, changes to regulatory landscape which impact our operations, and is always happy to provide extensive and timely advice.’
‘CMS lawyers are marked out by their intellectual capability, commercial knowledge of their sector and unrivalled work ethic.’
‘Lukas Rootman - a highly effective lawyer who knows his onions.'
‘Our team is very satisfied with the CMS team. They demonstrate a strong understanding of our concerns and operate as a fully integrated part of our business.
‘We have consistently found the CMS team to be approachable and easy to work with. Their work is thorough, and their attention to detail is always spot-on.
'Lukas Rootman is an excellent lawyer who leads a remarkably capable and talented team. He consistently offers pragmatic advice and is always available, even for quick, informal discussions when you need a bit of off-the-cuff guidance.'
Key clients
- Volta Data Centres Limited Ontic UK Aldar Properties PJSC AESSEAL Comer Property Management Limited Maxis GBN Pokémon
Work highlights
Undertook health and safety due diligence for Aldar Properties PJSC on the acquisition of London Square Developments for an enterprise value in excess of £230m.
Acted for Comer Property Management in a H&S prosecution following a near fatality of a child.