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Health & Safety - London (Bar)

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

3 Raymond Buildings is noted for its expert handling of health and safety prosecutions arising across a range of sectors, including construction, transport, care and retail, among others. Members are sought after to act for regulators such as the HSE and ORR, as well as regulated corporations and individual directors. Areas of expertise for the team include food and fire safety matters, corporate manslaughter cases and prosecutions relating to serious and fatal accidents at work. An interviewee states: "3 Raymond Buildings has strength and depth in public law, in particular, inquest and regulatory work."

Eddie Holland is the senior clerk at the set.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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2
Jonathan Ashley-Norman
2
Band 2

Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC is instructed by public agencies and regulatory bodies such as the ORR and HSE to prosecute individuals and corporate bodies in complicated health and safety cases. He routinely handles fatal cases arising from workplace incidents, as well as high-profile inquests.

He fights for his clients and is a strong advocate.

Jonathan is very bright, very well respected by judiciary and pleasant to work with.

Saba Naqshbandi
2
Saba Naqshbandi
2
Band 2

Saba Naqshbandi KC is a well-regarded practitioner who undertakes a range of health and safety cases. She is particularly adept at handling fire safety cases arising from fatal incidents.

She is excellent in dealing with lay clients who haven't got a real depth of understanding of the law; she can explain things well. She is very approachable as well as knowledgeable.

Saba is excellent, and the go-to silk for fire safety. She is equally excellent on inquest and inquiry matters and would also be on my priority list.

She is very client-focused, very user-friendly and centred the case extremely well.

2
Sarah Le Fevre
2
Band 2

Sarah Le Fevre is recognised for her health and safety practice. She represents a long list of regulatory authorities such as the HSE and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. She has also been instructed in numerous prosecutions and inquests by the ORR.

She is fantastic, great in her written submissions and clear and persuasive.

Sarah is highly responsive, really conscientious and prepared to roll up her sleeves.

2
Stephen Walsh
2
Band 2

Stephen Walsh KC manages a broad regulatory practice which encompasses health and safety law as well as food safety matters. He acts for both the defence and the prosecution, advising individual clients and corporate bodies on cases relating to fatal accidents and serious injuries. Walsh is also highly expert in construction, elite sports and fire safety.

He is a go-to KC for this area of work. He has a really good way with clients and provides clear and concise advice on complex and interrelated issues.

He is unflappable under pressure.

Stephen Walsh is brilliant and very knowledgeable.

3
Bo-Eun Jung
3
Band 3

Bo-Eun Jung is frequently instructed for and against prosecuting and regulatory authorities on high stakes health and safety cases involving a wide range of areas including transport and leisure. Jung is a Specialist Regulatory Advocate in Health and Safety, Panel A.

She is really good at strategy and is at the cusp of pushing up into silk. I am surprised she isn't there yet. She has all the strategic insight I would want from a silk.

Bo-Eun Jung is great on her feet, does exceptional written work and is super responsive.

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Health & Safety

2
Jonathan Ashley-Norman KC
2
Band 2
Saba Naqshbandi KC
2
Saba Naqshbandi KC
2
Band 2
2
Stephen Walsh KC
2
Band 2

Juniors

London (Bar)

Health & Safety

2
Sarah Le Fevre
2
Band 2
3
Bo-Eun Jung
3
Band 3