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Pinsent Masons

Health & Safety

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Pinsent Masons

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Health & Safety - UK-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Pinsent Masons offers an outstanding team in the health and safety space which has particular expertise advising leading corporations in the financial services, transport, energy and construction industries on a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. The team is experienced across the range of health and safety prosecutions, including corporate manslaughter cases, and also offers its clients non-contentious services, including guidance and training on a whole host of health and safety issues. The team advises household-name healthcare providers, national house builders and leading manufacturers.
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Strengths

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  • Pinsent Masons' particular strength is the calibre of staff through the spine of its health and safety team. Their support is first class.

    Health & Safety respondentUK

  • Pinsent Masons is extremely responsive and able to provide solid, pragmatic advice even in high pressure and time limited scenarios. Its practical approach is valued by my organisation.

    Health & Safety respondentUK

  • The team are very knowledgeable, practical and provide sound advice. They have great knowledge and depth of experience on a range of issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Kevin Bridges
    Kevin Bridges

    Kevin Bridges

    Kevin Bridges maintains his strong reputation in the market. He handles a wide spectrum of matters including public inquiries, police investigations, prosecutions and regulatory compliance. He has experience advising clients on fatal incidents and corporate manslaughter cases.

    • Kevin can see the big picture and direct the ship accordingly; he's never made a wrong decision.

      Health & Safety respondentUK

    • He is hugely experienced, a first-rate partner and there is little he doesn't know about health and safety.

      Health & Safety respondentUK
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  • Sean Elson
    Sean Elson

    Sean Elson

    Sean Elson focuses his practice on health and safety matters. He provides high-quality advice to clients on public inquiries and prosecutions relating to serious on-site incidents and manslaughter cases. He also has vast experience of providing counsel on investigations by fire authorities, the HSE and police.

    • He is enormously experienced.

      Health & Safety respondentUK
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  • Zoe Betts
    Zoe Betts

    Zoe Betts

    Zoe Betts is regularly called upon to advise and defend clients in prosecutions and HSE and police investigations. She has experience providing guidance on fatal on-site incidents. Her practice includes a recent focus on representing clients in the waste industry.

    • She has a magic touch when it comes to client care and makes them feel at ease.

      Health & Safety respondentUK

    • Zoe is a delight.

      Health & Safety respondentUK

    • She is a highly qualified professional who understands the needs and concerns of the client, taking into account the specific circumstances of each case.

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  • Laura White
    Laura White

    Laura White

    Laura White regularly acts for clients such as insurance organisations and companies within the construction sector. She has assisted on a wide spectrum of issues including cases arising from workplace accidents and fatal incident inquiries. She is astute at providing counsel on HSE and police investigations.

    • Laura is superb to work with, she is user-friendly and has a legal depth which is complimented by a good commercial edge.

      Health & Safety respondentUK

    • She provided a great service and support.

      Health & Safety respondentUK

    • She is efficient, all over the detail, has great client skills and is also able to add a degree of analysis to the work.

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