Tom McNeill

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About

Provided by Tom McNeill

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Tom McNeill is a partner at BCL specialising in defending companies and from investigations and prosecutions brought by the police/CPS, HSE, ORR, Local Authorities, Fire and Rescue Authorities, Environment Agency. Has particular expertise in crisis management, internal investigations and corporate and director liability, corporate and individual manslaughter, health and safety (including coroner’s inquests), environmental protection, fire safety. Tom has a dual practice and also specialises in corporate/financial crime including all types of fraud, bribery, and money laundering.

Career

Qualified as a solicitor in 2011, and became a partner in 2022.

Professional Memberships

The Law Society; Health & Safety Lawyers Association; UK Environmental Lawyers Association; Fraud Lawyers Association.

Publications

‘Getting The Deal Through – Government Investigations’ (Lexology); ‘Company liability for safety breaches by individuals’ (Building Magazine); ‘Law commission proposals on corporate criminal liability’ (Reports Legal); ‘Corporate crime and the regulatory approach’ (Lawyer Monthly); ‘An introduction to fire safety enforcement’ (Fire Magazine); ‘Cognitive bias and defending health and safety investigations’ (Health & Safety Matters); ‘Fatal accidents and criminal liability’ (Law 360); 'The International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime' (Global Legal Group); 'When Should Organisations Be Held Criminally Liable?' (ICLG, Global Legal Group); 'Practical Law's Financial and Business Crime Global Guide' (Thomson Reuters).

Personal

University of Lancaster (1999 LLB Hons); College of Law, York (2000 LPC).

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Tom McNeill

In-Depth Overview

HEALTH & SAFETY: An Introduction

Authored by

Tom McNeill, Richard Reichman, Suzanne Gallagher

Article • Oct 2023

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