Kizzy Augustin

Practice Areas

izzy is a partner in the fraud and criminal litigation team, specialising in health and safety.

Kizzy is a solicitor advocate with Higher Rights of Audience. She appears regularly as an advocate in court proceedings, employment tribunals (for appealing Improvement and Prohibition notices) and Coroners' inquests.

She has significant experience in defending companies, senior directors and employees in corporate manslaughter and serious fire / health and safety prosecutions. Kizzy has a particular interest in the law relating to directors' health and safety duties and health and safety issues within the construction, care homes, environmental, manufacturing, fire, rail and retail industries.

She has represented those alleged to have breached health and safety legislation in interviews under caution and in court, if proceedings are ultimately brought against them.

Career

Joined Russell-Cooke as a partner in March 2018.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Health and Safety Lawyers' Association.

Member of the Executive Committee of the London Health and Safety Group, part of Safety Groups UK.

Member of the editorial / advisory team for Safety and Health Practitioner.

Keynote speaker for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) London. Metropolitan Branch and the Fire Industry Association (FIA).