Gary S Rubin

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Health & Safety

UK-wide

10 Years Ranked

Band 4

Professional Discipline

UK-wide

3 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Gary S Rubin

Practice Areas

A specialist in health and safety, regulatory and criminal litigation, Gary regularly defends organisations and individuals in complex Police, HSE and HMRC investigations and prosecutions. He has extensive experience of defending in gross negligence manslaughter and health & safety breaches, from workplace fatalities across a wide spectrum of industries including railways, construction, electrical & engineering, gas and the medicine and care sectors. He is currently instructed in a number of high profile work place fatality cases and represented the driver in the Croydon tram disaster. He is also instructed for clients in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Previous high profile cases include defending the train drivers following the Watford & Southall train crashes and appeared in the associated public rail inquiries. Gary was instructed to represent the machine operator in the Tebay disaster where 4 trackworkers were fatally injured, and acted in the corporate manslaughter proceedings for the fatality at Cadogan Square.

Career

He was admitted as a solicitor in England, Wales in 1997 & Northern Ireland in 2007.

Professional Memberships

Health & Safety Lawyers Association, Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers, Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Personal

Gary is a West Ham United season ticket holder and enjoys cooking in his spare time.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK

Health & Safety - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Gary Rubin of Blackfords handles a range of regulatory health and safety matters for clients such as construction and food and beverage companies. He represents both private individuals and organisations in HSE and police investigations, inquests and prosecutions. His experience includes advising on HSWA breaches and gross negligence manslaughter investigations.

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Professional Discipline - UK-wide

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Gary Rubin is head of Blackfords' regulatory team. He is highly sought after by medical professionals to tackle fitness-to-practise proceedings and allegations of misconduct. He also has further strength in advising police officers facing disciplinary action.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Gary is a very experienced practitioner and very savvy. He engages fully with clients and has a history of achieving very good results.

Health & Safety respondent
UK

He is clearly an expert here, he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the space.

Health & Safety respondent
UK

Gary is incredibly astute.

Health & Safety respondent
UK

He's a really dynamic lawyer. He knows what he's talking about and when he instructs you, you feel confident. He is great for the client and is always involved in high-profile cases.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK

Gary goes above and beyond in trying to help. He always discusses matters, has a friendly manner and has a good sense of humour. I regard him as more than just a solicitor that we employ.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK

Gary is always contactable and he strives to ensure all cases are dealt with within timelines.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK

Gary is a very experienced practitioner and very savvy. He engages fully with clients and has a history of achieving very good results.

Health & Safety respondent
UK

He is clearly an expert here, he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the space.

Health & Safety respondent
UK

Gary is incredibly astute.

Health & Safety respondent
UK

He's a really dynamic lawyer. He knows what he's talking about and when he instructs you, you feel confident. He is great for the client and is always involved in high-profile cases.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK

Gary goes above and beyond in trying to help. He always discusses matters, has a friendly manner and has a good sense of humour. I regard him as more than just a solicitor that we employ.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK

Gary is always contactable and he strives to ensure all cases are dealt with within timelines.

Professional Discipline respondent
UK

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