A health and safety lawyer thinks adventure tourism will continue after the Worksafe Whakaari White Island court case.

Worksafe is charging 13 parties in relation to the eruption last December that claimed 22 lives.

A court date is set for December 15.

Duncan Cotterill partner Olivia Lund told Mike Hosking a guilty verdict wouldn't necessarily impact the entire adventure tourism sector.

“There's a sweet spot of perceived risk being high - but actual risk being low.

“That does depend on having good safety standards and effective risk management in place.”

Lund says it will be a detailed hearing, with the parties facing different charges.

She says it will take significant time.

"It will be interesting to see how the court handles it - because there are so many parties involved."

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