Operation Grenada [2020]

Philip Evans QC and Philip Stott prosecute 2 individuals and a company for gross negligence manslaughter in a case involving the death of a workman on Eastbourne Pier, which was being repaired following a fire. The deceased fell through the pier and died as a result of the fall. The trial is set to begin in 2020.

Counsel prosecuted on behalf of the CPS.

The case is widely reported in the press by the BBC.

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