Nick Gianferrari

Safety, Health & Regulatory/ Inquests/ Criminal Law

Nick is a partner within the regulatory team specialising in criminal investigations, PACE interviews, manslaughter prosecutions, health & safety investigations (Health & Safety Act 1974 prosecutions), road traffic offences and inquests. He advises a number of high profile corporate clients in addition to individuals and local authorities through growing direct nominations and insurer instructions.

Nick maintains a rapid response service for clients faced with police intervention, onsite health and safety emergencies and coronial investigations. He recommends early engagement with clients’ following incidents, providing sound tactical advice at the outset in order to secure and protect his client’s position. Leading his own investigations to support clients and developing clear strategies; allied to established connections with counsel and experts, assembling the strongest defence teams to challenge the prosecuting agencies. His guidance is evident particularly in cases of the utmost significance and complexity, throughout each stage of the criminal/ regulatory/ coronial processes.

Nick’s caseload and client base is diverse, including representing a HGV driver acquitted of causing death by dangerous driving; securing a company director a non-custodial sentence having pleaded guilty to a health and safety offence following his employee’s fatal fall from height; representing a national supermarket following a police investigation into the death of an individual detained for shoplifting at one of their stores; to advising a local authority in respect of a fatality at one of their care homes at inquest and securing no further action was taken by the CQC.

He is part of the BLM 24/7 Crisis Connection Emergency Helpline, ensuring clients have immediate access to bespoke legal advice immediately an incident has occurred. He delivers tailored training across health and safety matters to corporate and local authority clients in addition to contributing articles to industry periodicals and occasional podcasts.

Manchester Metropolitan University -LPC; Nottingham Trent University- LLB(Hons); St Ambrose College, Hale Barns, Cheshire.