Profile
Keith's practice encompasses health, safety and regulatory law,
in which he is recognised as a leading practitioner and civil
common law with a particular focus on employment, personal injury
and administrative law. His specialist practice in the health
and safety field is long established. In 2010 he was short-listed
for the Chambers and Partners Health and Safety Junior of the Year.
He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2011. He acts almost
exclusively for defendants. Keith has appeared in many of the most
high profile health and safety cases in recent years. He has
represented some of the country's leading corporations and public
bodies in health and safety related criminal proceedings, inquests
and public inquiries. He represented and advised Transport for
London in the Inquests into the London Bombings of 7 July 2005 and
appeared as junior counsel for the defence in R v Cotswold
Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd, the first prosecution under the
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. In respect
of his common law work Keith is accustomed to dealing with complex
civil litigation for both claimants and defendants.