Mike Atkins

Practice Areas

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 Manslaughter, Gross Negligence Manslaughter, and health and safety offences involving fatal and other serious accidents, inquests, and appeals against enforcement notices.

He is regularly instructed by 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 effective 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, the Didcot Power Station collapse, and the Bournemouth Beach inquests.

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, health and social care, fire safety, and food and product safety.