Mike Atkins

Mike is a leading junior in the field of Health and Safety and Regulatory Law and Inquests.

He is a first choice for high-profile, sensitive and complex cases, including prosecutions for Corporate and Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Health and Safety offences involving fatal and other serious accidents, Inquests, Enforcement Notice appeals, Fire, Food, and Product Safety and Environmental Law.

He is regularly instructed to advise and represent multinational and household name companies, company directors, employees, and public bodies. Many of his cases attract significant national media interest.

He is known for his impressive courtroom advocacy, the clarity and persuasiveness of his written work, his in-depth legal knowledge and strategic approach, and his impeccable client service.

He has appeared in many of the leading cases in the field, including the Croydon Tram Disaster, successfully defending a senior manager in the prosecution following the Bosley Mill explosion, successfully defending Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (the first Trust to be prosecuted for Corporate manslaughter), the prosecution of Arcadia and Topshop, and as junior counsel to the Coroner in the Lakanal House Fire Inquests.

He is currently instructed in several of the most high-profile ongoing health and safety investigations including the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the Didcot Power Station collapse.

Mike has considerable expertise and experience across a range of industries including construction and demolition, railways and transport, manufacturing and engineering, gas, electricity and other utilities, logistics, waste and recycling, sports and leisure, and health and social care.

Called 2006

HSLA