Lucy Wright

Health and Safety

R v PS– Representing a mill manager in proceedings alleging corporate and gross negligence manslaughter of four employees from the explosion at Bosley Mill.

R (HSE) v HMRL and others– Representing both Companies in the proceedings following the death of five men at a scrap metal recycling plant in Birmingham.

R v MW– Representing a Director in proceedings alleging corporate and gross negligence manslaughter following the death of an employee during a roofing project.

R v DST– Represented the Company in proceedings alleging gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a roofing contractor

R v GF – Led Junior for the Crown in proceedings alleging both corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter of two employees who had entered a road tanker containing pig feed.

R v SJ and RCL– Led Junior for the Crown in proceedings alleging gross negligence manslaughter of an employee who died having entered a baling machine.

R (Derby CC) v GBP– Representing the Company in proceedings where an employee was crushed and catastrophically injured by falling stock inside of a shipping container.

R (HSE) v CEF– Representing the Company in proceedings where an employee suffered the almost total amputation of a hand in an unguarded industrial guillotine.

R (HSE) v DWB– Representing the Company in proceedings where an employee suffered the total amputation of his arm in an unguarded dough mixer.

R (EA) v JH– Representing a Director of an open-cast coal mine in proceedings following the discharge of trade- effluent into Harley Burn.

R (HSE) v DNA – Representing a director after an employee’s fall from height.

R v KA

Representing HGV driver in proceedings alleging causing death by dangerous driving of a cyclist in central London

R v SH

Representing driver of a LGV in proceedings alleging causing death by careless driving of a pedestrian

R v NW

Representing HGV driver in proceedings alleging causing death by dangerous driving in a head on collision between two HGVs.

Traffic Commissioner 

Lucy has considerable experience in representing the holders of Operators Licences at Public Inquiries before the Traffic Commissioner. She has experience of acting across a wide range of cases including those concerning allegations of serious misconduct on behalf of the Operator to those where there has such non-compliance that there was the risk of total revocation of the Operator’s licence or a significant curtailing of the number of vehicles on the Licence.

Inquests

Inquest touching upon the death of LF – Representing the Local Authority who were a PIP

Inquest touching upon the death of SJH – Representing supported housing co who were a PIP

Inquest touching upon the death of ID– Jury inquest. Representing the Company who were the deceased’s employers at the time of his death and who died during the course of his employment.

Inquest touching upon the death of VP– Representing the Care Home where the deceased was resident at the time of her death.

Inquest touching upon the death of SJ– Jury inquest. Representing the Company who were the deceased’s employers at the time of his death and who died during the course of his employment.

Inquest touching upon the death of MM- Art. 2 inquest. Representing three departments of the Local Authority who were a PIP.

Inquest touching upon the death of MMH– Representing the family of the deceased.

Inquiries

Grenfell Tower Inquiry – Representing three clients involved in Phase 2 of the Inquiry.

Brook House Inquiry – Representing two former employees of Brook House Detention Centre.