Dear Colleague
You are invited to the 2008 joint Imperial College London and Lloyd’s Register
Educational Trust Annual Lecture in Transport Risk Management -
Dr Chris Elliott, System Engineer and Barrister presents
"Transport safety – is the law an ass?"
Wednesday 8 October 2008 • 17.30
Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building, Imperial College London, South
Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ
Tea and coffee will be served from 16.45 in the Senior Common Room, Level 2,
Sherfield Building
A drinks reception will follow the lecture in the Senior Common Room, Level 2,
Sherfield Building
In the Chair: Professor David Nethercot, Head of the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
Vote of Thanks: Michael Franklin, Director, Lloyd's Register Educational Trust
Abstract: We expect the law to deliver what society demands, to require
those who are responsible for our safety to strike the proper balance between
safety, cost and performance. But does it - for all modes of transport
(walking, cycling, road, rail, sea and air) and whether we are chauffeured by
professionals or driving as amateurs? What does society demand – is it what
the media say? What does the law demand – why are its principles so different
for each mode? And do either of them reflect what is achievable at reasonable
cost, or even possible at all?
Biography: Dr Chris Elliott FREng is a system engineer and a barrister. As an
engineer, he has worked in aerospace, energy, construction and road and rail
transport in the UK and across Europe. As a lawyer he has practiced in
transport, environmental and public law and is a health and safety specialist.
Chris is also a Visiting Professor at Imperial College and Bristol University and is
a non-executive director of the Office of Rail Regulation.
If you would like to attend, please register with Laura Brown, Events Officer,
Imperial College London:
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Tel: 020 7594 8050
Best wishes
Andrew Evans
LRET Professor of Transport Risk Management
Imperial College London
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