England - West Midlands • Employment
Shoosmiths LLP
The ‘first-rate’ team at Shoosmiths LLP is ’great and active' and is 'client and solution focused’. It is headed by the ‘very experienced’ Roy Tozer who continues to lead the firm’s team that is involved in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, while also working for some other key and significant clients. Hayley Saunders is ’excellent’ and she regularly conducts her own advocacy - her work spans both contentious and non-contentious matters across a wide range of industries. Saunders often advises on investigations and prosecutions for manslaughter in addition to health and safety offences. New addition to the team at senior associate level, Kirsty Hughes, is also well-regarded.
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Testimonials
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‘Very responsive team of senior associate and partners; good industry knowledge; extremely approachable'.
‘Shoosmiths H&S team provides an excellent service to all clients, existing and new, by applying all their legal knowledge and people skills to always strive to obtain the most appropriate outcome. The Team is always available, sometimes at short notice, to assist clients through the complexities of H&S law and procedure'.
‘All the members of the Shoosmiths' H&S Team are very knowledgeable about H&S law and procedure and related technical matters. They are always ready, willing and able to explain these complex matters clearly and appropriately to clients of all levels of experience and knowledge'.
'Hayley Saunders is exceptional. Her attention to detail, level of knowledge and client-care skills ensures that each client receives a first-class service'.
‘Shoosmiths LLP partners continue to provide first rate advice on Health and Safety maters with particular specialist knowledge working with the regulator'.
‘Hayley Saunders is very client friendly. Always explains things in a way which is easily understood. She has great knowledge and experience and nothing phases her! Kirsty Hughes is the same. She always makes time to talk to me to explain our options in a commercially sensitive way'.
‘Roy Tozer is an exceptional 'rain maker' and has put together a great team. A no fuss approach centred on what the clients needs is their hallmark; a real and genuine interest in the client is central to their approach'.
- 'Roy Tozer- An extremely capable litigator. A no fuss communicator with clients at every level. Steven Johnstone Principal Associate: Totally reliable - will deliver in relation to even the most arduous of tasks'.
Key clients
- We Work
- Poundland Limited
- McDonald’s Restaurants Limited
Work highlights
- Representing the driver of the bin lorry that was involved in the inquest touching the death of RAF squadron Corrie McKeague who went missing on a night out in 2016. The inquest concluded he died as part of the waste process after he climbed into a bin that was subsequently emptied into the lorry.
- Acting for a retailer in relation to a prosecution arising out of its asbestos management procedures.
- Acting for a witness in relation to the Manchester Arena Inquiry.
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Practice head
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Roy Tozer