Ranking tables

Health & Safety | UK

UK-wide

This section covers a wide spectrum of issues including contentious and non-contentious health and safety matters, such as regulatory and criminal investigations, public inquests, compliance and workplace training. Firm's in this section represent range of clients, including corporations, executives and regulatory bodies. This table has a broad remit, which encompasses general health and safety at work, food safety, fire safety and issues affecting specific industries, including waste, utilities, nuclear and rail.

Rankings overview for Departments

4

Band 4

  1. Andrew Litchfield
    Andrew Litchfield Gowling WLG (UK) LLP12 Years Ranked
  2. Dewi Ap-Thomas
    Dewi Ap-Thomas Weightmans12 Years Ranked
  3. Gavin Reese RPC14 Years Ranked
  4. Joanna Lewis
    Joanna Lewis Beale & Co2 Years Ranked
  5. Jonathan Grimes
    Jonathan Grimes Kingsley Napley LLP15 Years Ranked
  6. Nathan Peacey
    Nathan Peacey Foot Anstey LLP21 Years Ranked
  7. Paul Matthews
    Paul Matthews Clarion7 Years Ranked
  8. Stuart Ponting Walker Morris LLP6 Years Ranked
  9. Teresa Hitchcock
    Teresa Hitchcock DLA Piper UK LLP27 Years Ranked
  10. Tom McNeill
    Tom McNeill BCL Solicitors LLP4 Years Ranked
  11. Bill DunkerleyPannone Corporate LLP
  12. Charlotte WatersFisher Scoggins Waters LLP Solicitors
  13. Chris BaranowskiDAC Beachcroft LLP
  14. Christopher GreenKeoghs LLP
  15. David EganDWF
  16. David WrightKennedys
  17. Matthew TaylorTaylor Haldane Barlex
  18. Neena SharmaDWF
  19. Nina DhillonKeoghs LLP
  20. Peter JamesDAC Beachcroft LLP
  21. Simon Joyston-BechalTurnstone Law

Star Associates

  1. Julia ThomasEversheds Sutherland
  2. Stephanie PowerKennedys
  3. Stephen BarnfieldHill Dickinson LLP

All Departments profiles

1

Band 1

  1. Pinsent Masons
    1
    Pinsent Masons
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Pinsent Masons offers an outstanding team in the health and safety space which has particular expertise advising leading corporations in the financial services, transport, energy and construction industries on a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. The team is experienced across the range of health and safety prosecutions, including corporate manslaughter cases, and also offers its clients non-contentious services, including guidance and training on a whole host of health and safety issues. The team advises household-name healthcare providers, national house builders and leading manufacturers.
  2. Shoosmiths LLP
    1
    Shoosmiths LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Shoosmiths boasts a highly regarded team of health and safety practitioners who advise clients from a range of sectors including healthcare, automotive, transport, retail and construction, with a number of household names on its client roster. Shoosmiths has a strong team presence across the UK, allowing for impressive nationwide capabilities. The team represents companies in prominent corporate manslaughter cases and also assists with training and regulatory compliance.
  3. DWF
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 1
  4. Eversheds Sutherland
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 1
  5. Kennedys
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 1
2

Band 2

  1. Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    2
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Addleshaw Goddard handles an array of health and safety work for clients from various business sectors ranging from construction to transport, primarily acting on the defence side. The team works on cases with both civil and criminal penalties, including for employees and subcontractors, while also undertaking non-contentious matters including due diligence on corporate transactions and training.
  2. Burges Salmon LLP
    2
    Burges Salmon LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Burges Salmon houses a specialist team of practitioners who are highly expert at providing advice on the full range of civil and criminal health and safety matters. The group acts for an extensive roster of clients from a range of sectors including retail, rail and transport. It has also been sought out by clients within the sports sector to advise on health and safety breaches. It also demonstrates expertise in the field of food safety.
  3. Clyde & Co LLP
    2
    Clyde & Co LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2 | 24 Years Ranked
    The Clyde & Co team has expertise across the gamut of health and safety matters, including compliance, training, investigations and litigation, and is able to assist clients with police and HSE investigations into incidents causing serious injury and death. The team also provides advice and representation to an impressive list of multinational companies from various sectors, including food, energy, construction and retail, and also represents insurers.
  4. Weightmans
    2
    Weightmans
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Weightmans has a well-regarded and deep team of solicitors offering significant expertise in the area. The team represents clients across the country in prosecutions and investigations involving numerous industry sectors, as well as providing training. It often advises clients in the public sector, including a number of local authorities, and also advises on food safety matters.
  5. Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
    2
    Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Womble Bond Dickinson acts for a range of well-known corporations from a broad spectrum of sectors on health and safety matters, including clients from the retail, transport, energy and construction industries. The team regularly represents the HSE in investigations and prosecutions, and possesses wide-ranging expertise covering both contentious and non-contentious matters, including providing advice on procedure and compliance. The team also has a wealth of experience acting at inquests.
  6. DAC Beachcroft LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2
  7. Keoghs LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Browne Jacobson LLP
    3
    Browne Jacobson LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Browne Jacobson offers deep expertise in representing public and private sector clients in relation to serious and fatal accidents. The team has a strong track record of defending corporate clients in HSE investigations. It also handles prosecution-side work in health and safety cases, including for engineering companies, manufacturers, local councils and fire authorities. The team is also notable for its experience in the education sector.
  2. Osborne Clarke LLP
    3
    Osborne Clarke LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Osborne Clarke is sought after by domestic clients and international businesses with UK operations for significant regulatory investigations relating to serious injuries or multiple fatalities. The team offers expert crisis management capabilities and is experienced in acting for clients across a broad range of industries including energy, food, property, infrastructure and financial services. The team also offers additional expertise in mental health-related safeguards and incidents.
  3. Squire Patton Boggs
    3
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Squire Patton Boggs is a robust practice handling defence work for a number of major companies, with a particular focus on prosecutions for health and safety violations. The team demonstrates extensive expertise in various sectors such as retail, power, entertainment and waste, and is enlisted by companies to provide advice on compliance and policy arrangements. Its clients include construction groups and renowned third-sector entities.
  4. Fisher Scoggins Waters LLP Solicitors
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 3
4

Band 4

  1. BCL Solicitors LLP
    4
    BCL Solicitors LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    BCL Solicitors has a respected practice that regularly provides counsel to corporates and directors and which is particularly adept at handling matters for clients in the utilities, construction and entertainment sectors. The team is experienced in advising clients on corporate manslaughter cases, fire safety issues and environmental protection issues, and defends clients in HSE prosecutions and criminal investigations.
  2. CMS
    4
    CMS
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
    CMS is adept at advising clients during investigations, prosecutions and inquests involving complex health and safety issues, with deep expertise in a number of industries and sectors including waste, construction and energy. The team assists clients with regulatory compliance and product safety and enjoys impressive team capabilities across the UK.
  3. DLA Piper UK LLP
    4
    DLA Piper UK LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 4 | 16 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper is noted for its activity on defence-side contentious work including investigations and prosecutions and is regularly instructed by major organisations to advise on compliance and transactional matters. The team supports clients in a range of industry sectors including manufacturing, financial, aviation, healthcare and construction.
  4. 4
    Gateley Legal
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Gateley Legal has a respected team with considerable experience handling issues arising from a wide spectrum of sectors including manufacturing, retail and sports. The team has a strong track record of representing clients before bodies such as the HSE, Environmental Agency and the police, and is particularly astute at providing counsel on proceedings following fatal incidents at the workplace.
  5. RPC
    4
    RPC
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 4 | 13 Years Ranked
    RPC undertakes complex criminal cases including corporate manslaughter and other prosecutions arising from serious accidents such as explosions and traffic accidents. The team is adept at handling HSE and police investigations, with further experience representing clients in inquests and public inquiries, and is regularly instructed to handle matters on behalf of insurers.
5

Band 5

  1. Beale & Co
    5
    Beale & Co
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Beale & Co has a strong health and safety team. The group represents clients in a range of matters, including cases concerning fatal accidents and police investigations. Its practitioners have notable experience of providing counsel on HSE investigations and prosecution. The firm has a particular expertise advising clients within the engineering and construction sectors.
  2. Carson McDowell
    5
    Carson McDowell
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    Based in Belfast, Carson McDowell has an impressive health and safety team. The firm represents clients in a broad range of matters, including complex corporate and gross negligence manslaughter cases. It advises clients across a range of sectors, including the construction and food and beverage industries.
  3. Herbert Smith Freehills
    5
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked
    Herbert Smith Freehills defends organisations in investigations and prosecutions arising from fatal accidents and serious injuries. The team acts for a number of major national and international clients, demonstrating long-standing expertise in the energy, transport and industrial sectors, and also advises a growing list of well-known developers. The team is further adept at handling corporate manslaughter investigations.
  4. 5
    Kingsley Napley LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
    Kingsley Napley houses a respected health and safety team, with the ability to handle a broad range of issues in the space. The team represents both individuals and corporate entities in serious and fatal accidents across a range of industries. The group also defends licensed premises, including hotels and pubs, following enforcement action by regulatory bodies.
  5. rradar
    5
    rradar
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
    rradar has a respected team commended for its ability to provide regulatory compliance advice and guidance. The team provides high-quality advice on fatal incidents and accidents resulting in serious injuries, and boasts an impressive client list which covers a range of industries including utilities, transportation and manufacturing. The team is also adept at advising clients on HSE and local authority investigations.
  6. FisherBroyles LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5
  7. Hill Dickinson LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5
  8. Osborn Abas Hunt
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5
  9. Pannone Corporate LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5
  10. TLT LLP
    Health & Safety
    2025 | Band 5