Tim Hill
Tim is a Partner in our Eversheds Sutherland's EHS (Environment Health and Safety) team and Senior Office partner for our Newcastle Office. He specialises in the defence of criminal regulatory matters, including fatalities and corporate manslaughter, health and safety issues, process safety and traffic commissioner cases. He also leads on safety compliance matters.
Tim's recent experience includes: acting for a nuclear reprocessing facility throughout an ONR investigation and prosecution; undertaking a safety management review for a nuclear new build construction project; acting for various oil and gas clients in relation to safety incidents or investigations; acting for an international offshore company in relation to the safe evacuation of a major North Sea gas rig; acting for various chemical and energy sector clients during Competent Authority inspections and investigations; acting for an international chemical company following a significant explosion at their plant; representing a national construction company in a Coroner's Inquest and subsequent HSE investigation; acting for a pharmaceutical company following a fatal incident at their manufacturing plant; acting for an NHS Trust after a patient in the community killed a charity worker; acting for a national energy company after an offshore helicopter crash involving seven fatalities.
Tim has extensive experience of all areas of regulatory law and criminal procedure in the Magistrates' Crown and Coroners Courts, as well as crisis management, regulatory compliance, investigation and enforcement. He holds an OPITO Certificate in Offshore Safety. He is also a Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in the Higher Criminal Courts and a Committee member of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association.