Ranked in 4 Practice Areas

Star Individuals

Health & Safety

London (Bar)

23 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Group Litigation

All Circuits

4 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Product Liability

London (Bar)

26 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Inquests & Public Inquiries

London (Bar)

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Prashant Popat KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

In the field of product liability his substantial group action experience encompasses litigation concerning: the NOx Emissions issue; Covid-19 vaccine; metal-on-metal hip implants; PIP breast implants; Benzodiazepines; Norplant; blood transfusions; MMR; Sabril; and Seroxat. His commercial product liability practice includes litigation and arbitrations concerning products ranging from gastric bands to fuses and fire appliances to helicopters to motor vehicles. He has been involved in leading reported cases in this field, including appellate and CJEU decisions. Over 3 decades he has also represented defendants in major manslaughter and health and safety cases (and associated inquiries and inquests) arising from incidents such as the railway disasters at Southall, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield, Potters Bar and Lambrigg, the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot, the Pembrokeshire Oil Refinery, the Atherstone upon Stour fire and the Glesion Mine flooding and the helicopter crash at the Leicester City FC ground. He represents interested persons in connection with ongoing investigations, including the Didcot power station collapse, the Grenfell fire, the Covid Inquiry and the Cranston Inquiry. He has previously been nominated for, and twice recognised as, the Chambers UK “Health and Safety Silk of the Year” and also awarded the Legal 500 award for “Corporate Crime” silk of the year.

Career

MA (Oxon) First Class Honours. Baker and McKenzie International Scholar. Gray's Inn Scholar. Judicial Assistant to the Court of Appeal. Bencher of Gray's Inn.

Professional Memberships

HSLA; COMBAR

Publications

He is the co-editor of the "International Product Law Manual" published by Kluwer and has edited Halsbury’s Laws on Civil Procedure.

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