Kevin Bridges
Partner, Head of Health and Safety
Health & safety
Our dedicated team of Health & Safety experts operates across all three UK legal jurisdictions and has deep insight into developing proactive compliance strategies, in addition to responding to reactive incident response.
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Our leading Health and Safety & Risk Advisory team (top ranked by the UK legal directories) operates across all UK jurisdictions (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), with clients drawn from all sectors.
Utilising unrivalled experience advising clients in high hazard industries we have created and refined tried and trusted measures to give clients from all sectors the best chance of ensuring that adverse incidents are avoided. Should the worst happen, however, our team of specialists will ensure that the best possible outcome is secured, from providing support and advice in the immediate aftermath of an incident, the investigation and any enforcement action, inquest, fatal accident inquiry or prosecution. We are lawyers and business advisors who give strategic, commercial and pragmatic advice.
We have developed a valuable insight into the HSE's enforcement priorities, their sector strategies and the importance of a positive health and safety culture within an organisation. This understanding feeds into the range of advisory services that we offer to clients to upskill their internal teams, enhance their standards of compliance, and explore the regulatory strengths and weaknesses of the business.
Our latest work
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Sean Elson
Partner
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Bruce Craig
Partner
Bruce leads the litigation team in Aberdeen as a litigation and regulatory partner specialising in health & safety, shipping and commercial disputes.
Laura Gillespie
Partner
Laura specialises in regulatory enforcement and advises clients in a range of sectors dealing with compliance issues ranging from data and cyber breaches, internal fraud, corporate crime and health & safety.
Alvin Ho
Partner
Alvin is a leading adviser to contractors and employers on contractual matters. He is an arbitration and regulatory partner specialising in construction disputes and health & safety.
Tom Stocker
Partner
Tom specialises in financial crime, corporate investigations, and regulatory enforcement. Tom is ranked in Legal 500 (2020) as Scotland’s leading individual for white collar crime advice.
Katherine Metcalfe
Legal Director
Katherine is a litigator specialising in advice on health and safety, fire safety and environmental matters.
Jon Cowlan
Health & Safety Manager
Jon is a Health & Safety Consultant in the Regulatory Team and is a primary contact for Pinsent Masons' preventive health & safety services.
Stacy Keen
Senior Associate
Stacy is a litigator and a regulatory defence Senior Associate specialising in criminal and regulatory risk.
William Park
Senior Associate
Willie has extensive experience of investigating accidents at work in preparation for defending companies prosecuted for breaches of health and safety legislation and for fatal accident inquiries.
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2022 promises to be another year of fast-paced building safety reform. The Building Safety Bill is being revised to address important questions raised by Parliament and stakeholders during pre-legislative scrutiny. It will be published soon, along with details of a new tax regime to fund historic remediation costs and a number of important guidance documents about competence and the golden thread.
Health and safety virtual mock trial, guilty or not guilty?
Pinsent Masons’ UK Health & Safety and Regulatory Risk Advisory team host a virtual mock trial - a disgruntled employee whistleblower, leading to a HSE Covid spot check, resulting in an enforcement notice relating to a machine on the shop floor and that's all before a serious incident occurs leaving the organisation facing prosecution and the potential for a significant fine.
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Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced a unique equality law specialism that supports clients in managing the cultural and legal aspects of discrimination and inclusion issues.
Pinsent Masons hires technology, science and industry partner in Amsterdam
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired its second partner in Amsterdam recruiting corporate partner and civil-law notary Alexander Spoor as it boosts its technology, science and industry (TSI) capabilities in The Netherlands.
Pinsent Masons named as a Top 50 Employer for Women by The Times
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has been recognised for its commitment to achieving gender equality, being named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women report for the fifth consecutive year.
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Law Firm of the Year 2019
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