Clive Fletcher-Wood  Partner Commercial Disputes, Health & Safety, Rail, Transport Qualifications: OBE. BA (Hons) Admitted a solicitor 1994 Partner from 1999 Contact:  +44 (0) 117 902 2718 clive.fletcher-wood@burges-salmon.com Clive left the Army as a Colonel in 1990 after a varied military career which included three tours in Whitehall. He trained with Burges Salmon and is now a partner in the commercial litigation team. He has worked on: a wide range of contractual and tortious claims, including interlocutory and trial advocacy employer's liability and Health & Safety at Work matters for corporate clients and insurers professional indemnity matters and property related claims, including those arising from secured lending Since 1997 he has concentrated on railway related matters and crisis management, both in the railway industry and elsewhere. His railway work primarily involves acting for Train Operating Companies and their insurers. He has had a wide experience in this field, including operational and engineering matters and those requiring a knowledge of railway operations and the Master Rule Book. He holds a Personal Track Safety Certificate. He also has experience of tram operations. His railway experience includes: acting for TOCs (and jointly instructed on one occasion by the British Railways Board) at Inquests following the Southall collision he acted for Great Western Trains Company Limited and their insurers as the prime point of contact with BTP and HMRI during their investigations. He led the team acting for GWTC during the corporate manslaughter prosecution, which was dismissed by the Judge and later by the Court of Appeal. He jointly led the team acting for GWTC at the Southall Public Inquiry he attended on site a Ladbroke Grove and again acted as prime point of contact with BTP and HMRI. He appeared for First Great Western as an advocate during Part I of Lord Cullen's Inquiry. He was closely involved in the preparations for the (Cullen/Uff) Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems, specialising in ATP. He assisted the team acting for ATOC in the preparations for Part II of the Cullen Inquiry he gave specialist advice to insurers after the Hatfield derailment he acted for West Anglia Great Northern following the Potters Bar derailment he has dealt with a wide range of claims brought against TOCs by customers, staff and members of the public, being familiar with the Claims Allocation and Handling Agreement he has dealt with substantial disputes within the industry, including those falling under the industry's own dispute resolution procedures. These have included claims against Railtrack for post-Hatfield disruption and disputes with rolling-stock manufacturers under production and maintenance contracts he has frequently dealt with HMRI on a number of regulatory and safety-related issues and has advised TOCs in these areas. He has also advised on issues arising from audits and the relationships between TOCs and HMRI Even with this wide experience of railway work he continues to act in non-railway related matters across a broad range of work, including being authorised by the Court to act as Supervising Solicitor when a Search Order is granted by the Court. Recent examples of his involvement in crisis management outside the railway field include his instructions to act for the joint venture company responsible for the Yarl's Wood Immigration Detention Centre when it was burnt down after a riot. He was also instructed to advise a major company when its chief executive was arrested on suspicion of corruption. This involved close liaison with a number of interests before the inquiry was concluded as there was no evidence to support the initial suspicions. Clive heads the Liability Unit. He has extensive experience dealing with all aspects of liability claims principally involving transport. Clive has through his work also developed strong links with the St Paul International Insurance Company.