Browne Jacobson LLP

Insurance and public risk.

Rachel has a wealth of experience advising across a range of regulatory issues covering investigations and enforcement action brought by the Health & Safety Executive, the Police, Food Standards Agency, Environmental Health Officers, the Environment Agency and Fire Authorities.

Rachel’s contentious practice means she has gained significant experience in advising clients on a range of issues including: corporate manslaughter, health and safety, environmental offences (water pollution, waste, packaging, and noise, odour and light pollution, food safety including hygiene and labelling), fire safety, trading standards, consumer protection and licensing. She advises across the sectors with particular expertise in advising the: construction and engineering, retail, manufacturing , logistics, education and health.   Rachel has experience of advising at the most senior level within an organisations dealing with the most urgent types of regulatory investigations including fatal accidents and has extensive advocacy experience in both the criminal and coroner courts.

As well as advising corporate clients, partnerships and individuals facing investigations and enforcement she also provides non-contentious advice on range of regulatory issues including: post Brexit compliance requirements,  packaging and waste regulations, crisis response protocols and supporting training, compliance requirements for product launches including tech products, medical devices regulations and bespoke training on a range of regulatory issues.  Rachel also has a significant public inquiries practice and is currently instructed to represent Core Participants in the Manchester Arena and Grenfell.

Rachel is a partner in our corporate crime and regulatory team and leads the public inquiries practice. She is recognised as a next generation partner in Legal 500. Rachel’s practice covers investigations and enforcement across a range of regulatory issues such as compliance advice and public inquiries, large scale inquests and internal investigations.

Rachel has the benefit of over 20 years’ experience advising businesses and the public sector at the most senior levels on regulatory investigations and enforcement action ranging from workplace fatalities and accidents involving the Health and Safety Executive and Police; fire safety; environmental offences; fire safety; food safety; trading standards and consumer protection.

The experience Rachel has gained advising organisations when things have gone wrong means she is well placed to support and advise organisations to proactively manage their regulatory risk. Her advisory practice goes beyond that, and she often supports clients prepare their business for significant regulatory changes none more so in recent years than as a result of Brexit.

Over the last 10 years Rachel has also built up a strong public inquires practice representing core participants called to give evidence at an inquiry. Almost without exception, public inquiries involve high-profile issues of significant public interest bringing her into the middle of some of society’s biggest issues and Rachel ensures her clients receive the very best support and representation to deliver the very best evidence to the inquiry.

Trained Eversheds LLP; qualified 2001 into the regulatory team; paralegal, trainee, assistant solicitor Eversheds 1996-2004; assistant solicitor and associate in the regulatory team DLA Piper UK LLP 2004-12; partner Browne Jacobson LLP January 2013 to date.

Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association.

Chasetown High School (1985-92); Liverpool John Moores University (1992-95 LLB (Hons) 2(1)); University of Birmingham (1995-96 LPC (commendation)).

Enjoys walking, reading, fine dining.