Our Expertise
St Pauls Chambers provides legal services throughout the UK and worldwide. We are known for providing excellence in our areas of focus.
As a leading barristers chambers in Leeds, our expertise span the depth and breadth of a number of key areas of law.
Our People
St Pauls Chambers have an excellent team of Barristers, Clerks & Administration, with our barristers including KC’s, Members and Pupils.
View our teams in full detail, or browse by expertise to find a barrister.
Three-year-old Rocco was found face down in the indoor pool of the Moortown David Lloyd Gym in 2018.
Following an Inquest verdict of accidental death, Leeds city council said it intended to prosecute David Lloyd Leisure for offences under the 1974 Health and Safety at Work act.
Sam Green KC leading James Lake on behalf of Leeds City Council secured a guilty plea from the Leisure group in the days preceding what would have been a three week trial at Leeds Crown Court. The prosecution reached its conclusion when Judge Simon Phillips KC fined the company £2.55m and ordered it to pay £258,355 costs.
Judge Phillips KC found that the company’s culpability was high and said they had ignored employee concerns about the number of lifeguards working at any one time
In a previous hearing Mr Green KC for the Prosecution had said
“Failings of the company made a significant contribution, therefore in law, caused Rocco’s death.“
Chambers is centrally located within walking distance of the train station, secure car parks and the Courts.
St Pauls Chambers
Park Row House
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF
For out of hours assistance please call the senior clerk on 07854170429.
The switchboard will open from 08:30 until 17:30
Phone: +44 (0)1132 455 866
Email: [email protected]
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