BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.13//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:56@staging.hsla.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T184500 DTSTAMP:20220226T160009Z URL:https://staging.hsla.org.uk/events/insights-into-the-inquests-arising- from-the-croydon-tram-disaster/ SUMMARY:Insights into the Inquests arising from the Croydon Tram Disaster DESCRIPTION:The HSLA invites you to a member event looking at the Inquests into the Croydon Tram Disaster. On 9 November 2016\, at about 06.07 hrs a tram derailed and overturned at a sharp bend known as the Sandilands curve . This catastrophic event\, resulting in seven fatalities\, was the worst accident to occur on a British tramway for more than 90 years.\n\nThe spea kers will be Giles Mooney QC\, who acted for a number of the families of t he victims\, Gary Rubin and Miles Bennett who acted for the tram driver\, Fiona Canby who acted for TfL and Oliver Powell who acted for Bombardier.\ n\nThe event will look at:\n\n- the focus on the tram driver and whether i t marks a return to blaming individuals\;\n\n- the application of Norfolk and the particular challenges Norfolk posed for the families\;\n\n- unlawf ul killing conclusions and whether Maughan made any difference to the appr oach\;\n\n- Article 2\; and\n\n- jury management and directions.\n\nIntrod uction: 1730\nAmy Sadro\nVice Secretary\, HSLA and Deputy Chair of the HSL A Events Committee\nSpeakers’ brief biographies:\n \;\nFiona Canby\n Barrister\, Temple Gardens Chambers\n \;\n\nFiona Canby\n\nFiona is a leading junior for inquests and inquiries and health and safety. She was s hortlisted for Chambers and Partners’ Health and Safety Junior of the Ye ar 2019. She has been recommended in the legal directories for health and safety since 2007. She is also recommended for her work in inquests and in quiries. She represented Transport for London in the Inquests into the Lon don Bombings of 7 July 2005 and the Inquests into the terror attacks at We stminster Bridge and London Bridge and Borough Market. She is experienced in public inquiries such as the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and IICSA.\n\n  \;\nGiles Mooney QC\nBarrister\, 9 Gough Chambers\n \;\n\nGiles Mooney QC\n\nGiles is a civil practitioner specialising in clinical negligence\, professional negligence and personal injury. His work involves catastroph ic injury cases involving brain injury\, spinal injury\, amputation and bi rth injuries. Recent settlements for Claimants have included numerous mult i million-pound awards in cases involving\, Cerebral Palsy\, Erbs Palsy\, Persistent Vegetative State\, paralysis\, Cauda Equina Syndrome and upper and lower limb amputations. Giles regularly acts for Interested Parties in Inquests and is currently instructed by two families of the deceased in t he Croydon Tram Crash Inquest.\n\n \;\nOliver Powell\nBarrister\, Oute r Temple Chambers\n \;\n\nOliver Powell\n\nOliver Powell is ranked in both Chambers &\; Partners (UK) and The Legal 500 (in five practice are as).\nHe undertakes instructions that involve the regulation of business a ctivity and commerce. His practice encompasses: asset forfeiture &\; ci vil recovery\; business crime\; civil fraud\; corporate investigations\; f inancial services\; health\, safety and environment\; indirect tax and mar itime regulatory law. Recent or extant work includes acting for Bombardier in relation to the 2016 Croydon tram derailment.\n\n \;\nGary Rubin\n Head of Regulatory Team\, Blackfords\n \;\n\nGary Rubin\nGary is a Par tner in the firm and heads the Regulatory Team. He has a particular emphas is on all aspects of employment-related criminal matters and Health and Sa fety and Regulatory Law. Gary acts for individuals\, companies and other o rganisations and specialises in investigations and prosecutions of corpora te manslaughter or manslaughter by gross negligence where there has been a workplace fatality. Gary also advises companies on health and safety poli cies and procedures and regulatory compliance across many industries.\n\n& nbsp\;\nMiles Bennett\nBarrister\, 5 Paper Buildings\n \;\n\nMiles Ben nett\n\nHaving been instructed in excess of 20 murder trials\, numerous fr aud and rape cases in the early part of his career\, Miles uses his experi ence\, advocacy skills\, tactical awareness\, common sense and judgment to get the best practical and commercial result for his clients. Miles is ra nked in Band 1 for leading juniors for Consumer Law in both the current Ch ambers and Partners and Legal 500 and is ranked in Chambers and Partners a nd Legal 500 for Health and Safety.\n\nBookings for the event close at 16. 30 on the day of the webinar.\n\nThis is an HSLA Member Event. 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