Principaux dossiers

• Representing RJ Macleod (Contractors) Limited at a Fatal Accident Inquiry following the death of a 10-year-old boy who fell down a manhole on its site.
  
• Acting for two serving members of the armed forces at a Fatal Accident Inquiry following the death of a student at a sniper training course at Tain Air Weapons Range.
  
• Advising Network Rail in relation to the Fatal Accident Inquiry in relation to a train derailment near Stonehaven in August 2020.
  

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• Acted in the Joe Spencer Fatal Accident Inquiry involving a military fatality on exercise, the Shea Ryan FAI involving the death of a child at a construction site in Glasgow, and in a train derailment FAI following a catastrophic rail incident.
  
• Represented NG Bailey Ltd in a prosecution following a death of an operative at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
  
• Acted for an individual prosecuted for causing a fatality under Section 7 of the HSWA 1974 and successfully avoided the imposition of a custodial sentence on the client with the interests of justice served by the imposition of a £1,000 fine.
  

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• Conducted numerous enforcement notice appeals on behalf of the HSE.
  
• Conducted numerous FAIs including on behalf of the SPS, private clients and HSE.
  
• Conducted numerous FAIs including on behalf of the SPS, private clients and HSE.
  

Principaux dossiers

• Acting for Hebridean Island Cruises in connection with the maritime tragedy which occurred on the river Clyde in February 2023 – the sinking of the tug Biter with the loss of its crew.
  
• Advising an offshore energy company in an investigation that is being carried out by the HSE Energy Division of the Offshore Major Accident Regulator into an offshore incident that occurred on a FPSO in the North Sea when a major hydrocarbon gas release occurred during depressurisation of a section of pipeline.
  
• Representing Key Properties in defending criminal proceedings following a gas release from a low-pressure mains pipe during construction works at Fort Kinnaird retail park in Edinburgh in June 2019.
  

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• Acted for a construction company in relation to a double fatality and serious injuries to two other employees in a tragic workplace incident.
  
• Acted for a company in relation to health and safety investigations and a prosecution following a tragic workplace fatality.
  
• Represented a company at a Fatal Accident Inquiry following the tragic death of an employee in a work-related incident.
  

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• Acting in the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry for Scottish Enterprise, The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry for Scottish Futures Trust and The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry for Kibble Education and Care Centre.
  
• Advising UK Tram and Light Rail Safety and Standards Board in relation to their position as an Interested Party in the Fatal Accident Inquiry set up to look at the death of an individual.
   
  

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• Advising and rolling out a substantive and bespoke Behavioural Safety Training package to every employee of a national Utilities provider, a national public body, from the Director to the operative level.
  
• Acting for one of the UK’s largest national care home operators in relation to various high profile fatalities including multiple fatality Covid-19 outbreaks at their various care home services throughout the country, and an independent fatal health and safety incident.
  
• Acting as the sole provider of legal advice and representation in all health and safety matters. The employee of a subcontractor died while working on the construction of a defence facility at Rosyth dockyard, where the client was the principal contractor on the project.
  

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• Acting for 15 employees of security in a regulatory investigation by the Security Industry Authority. No charges or proceedings were brought against any of the employees.
  
• Acting on behalf of an all-trades contractor in the relation to the death of an employee who fell from a ladder. The firm was able to persuade the Crown not to proceed with a criminal prosecution following engagement with the HSE investigation.
  
• Acting on behalf of a security company who was providing security on a large construction site where a young child was tragically involved in a fatal accident. The firm was able to persuade the Crown not to prosecute the client in this case.
  

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• Acting on behalf of Ministry of Defence in a Fatal Accident Inquiry following the death of LCpl Spencer, when his firearm was accidentally discharged during a training exercise.
  
• Acting on behalf of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch in a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the fatal tram collision that occurred at Saughton tram crossing in Edinburgh.
  
• Providing training to the Scottish Government on relevant health & safety considerations for their Warmer Homes Scheme.
  

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• Represented Central Demolition Ltd in connection with the fatality of a contractor who died during demolition work at the St Enoch Centre, Glasgow in September 2019.
  
• Representing the interests of Thistle Healthcare Ltd in relation to both Operation Koper and the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry. The client operates a number of care and nursing homes throughout Scotland.
  
• Representing the interests of Oakminster Healthcare Ltd in relation to both Operation Koper and the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry. The client operates a number of care and nursing homes throughout Scotland.