Ridwaan Omar

Business profile

Position: Partner

Office: Marsden House, Blackburn

Phone: 01254 662831

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Legal Advice Areas

Insurance

Expertise

I am an Associate having trained and qualified with the firm. I qualified as a Solicitor in 1999. I am a member of the firm's Serious/Complex Claims Unit and act on behalf of Local Authorities and Companies in defending road traffic accidents, Employers and Public liability claims.

I also have particular expertise in HSE and Criminal prosecutions. I regularly represent companies and public sector bodies facing criminal investigations and prosecutions.

Recent examples of cases where I have represented Companies and Local Authorities at Inquests, HSE interviews and prosecutions at Court include:-

A HSE prosecution of a Local Authority for chemical exposure caused to an employee and members of the public

Representing a Local Authority at an inquest and an employee for criminal proceedings following a fatality when a pedestrian came into the path of a reversing bin wagon

Attendance at an inquest relating to mesothelioma exposure allegedly caused when the deceased resided in a council house

Representation of a Social Landlord at an inquest when the deceased fell into a hot bath with the cause pinpointed by the HSE to a defective thermostat

As a member of the occupational disease unit, I have handled noise - induced hearing loss and hand arm vibration claims.