LOCKTON HOUSE, CLARENDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 8FH, ENGLAND
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- Work 01234 411421
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Tim Ridyard
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- Work +44 1223 411421
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Work Department
Regulatory/crime.
Position
Partner in the regulatory department acting for businesses and individuals facing regulatory and/or criminal proceedings and issues arising from statutory bodies, such as police, VOSA, Environment Agency or HSE. Significant proportion of case-load refers to the road transport sector and in particular regulatory compliance, eg operator licensing, drivers hours, construction and use, cabotage, overloading, road traffic offences and employer criminal liability. Also Higher Courts (Criminal) Advocate. Tim is a regular contributor to the road transport commercial press and road transport legal updates.
Career
Primarily specialising in criminal litigation, road traffic lawyer and duty solicitor in Nottingham and Suffolk (1990-2003); developed specialism in regulatory crime, particularly in the field of road transport and in court and public inquiry and operator licensing. Over 20 years’ advocacy experience in criminal courts and other tribunals. Described by ‘Chambers 2010 Guide to the Legal Profession’ as a ‘talented and clear-thinking practitioner’, while the 2010 edition of ‘The Legal 500’ referred to Tim as: ‘At Woodfines LLP, the arrival of Tim Ridyard as a major coup.’
Education
King Edward VI Grammar School, Retford; Newcastle University (BA Hons Combined Studies); Durham University (PGCE); Nottingham Trent University (CPE; LSF).
Leisure
Plays in jazz orchestra.
Practice Areas
Crime - corporate; Crime - general; Transport - general
