Practice
Pascal acts for and against corporate, institutional and individual clients in regulatory (including coronial), criminal and civil (including public law) proceedings. He accepts direct access instructions in appropriate cases.
Recommendations
"Pascal has an encyclopedic knowledge of health and safety law. He is very clever, tenacious and thorough, as well as being a truly lovely man."
― Chambers UK Bar Guide [2025]"Pascal's intellect and legal knowledge is formidable. He will leave no stone unturned and he is able to deal with anything on his feet. He works incredibly hard and will always go above and beyond to do the best job possible."
― Legal 500 [2025]"Exceedingly thorough and on top of the detail"
― Legal 500 [2024]"He's very able in court. He can gauge when he's not going to win a point and needs to move on, and is very persuasive when he is required to push forward with certain arguments."
― Chambers & Partners [2024]"I was astonished by the amount of attention to detail and by his knowledge on every single point."
― Chambers & Partners [2024]"An astute practitioner with a significant civil/regulatory law practice. He is ferociously bright and extraordinarily hard-working."
― Chambers UK Bar Guide [2018]"He's an excellent trial advocate, he's very impressive in front of a jury."
― Chambers & Partners [2024]"What he does not know about the health and safety law is not worth knowing."
― Legal 500 [2017]"How he retains all the information he does is unbelievable...A man of detail."
― Chambers UK Bar Guide [2017]"A fierce opponent, who you do not want to be against."
― Legal 500 [2016]"He's very good, strong, robust and confident. If you see that he's your opponent you know you're in for a tough time, which is a compliment." "He is very detailed, thorough, clever and hard-working."
― Chambers UK Bar Guide [2016]"An outstanding barrister."
― Legal 500 [2015]Appointments
- Standing Counsel to the Health and Safety Executive
- Standing Counsel to the Office of Rail Regulation
- Attorney-General’s Regulatory List of Counsel (A List)
Awards
Nominated for the Legal 500 Corporate Crime Junior of the Year 2024.
Recognised as a leading junior for ‘Health and Safety’ and ‘Consumer’ law by both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners