Mr Stephen Grattage > Exchange Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Exchange Chambers
OXFORD HOUSE, OXFORD ROW
LEEDS
LS1 3BE
England

Work Department

Criminal; Regulatory

Position

Stephen is recommended as a Leading Junior in Chambers and Partners for his fraud work. He is experienced in paper heavy cases of complexity including sensitive issues of disclosure, legal professional privilege and public interest immunity often international in scope.

Stephen is regularly instructed in large regulatory offending by both individuals and companies, notably defending multi-billion pound corporate clients in relation to health and safety, environmental and Trading Standards prosecutions ranging in seriousness from technical weights and measures offences to breaches of health and safety regulations resulting in death.

Stephen is able to understand complex issues and communicate them in clear language to those he represents. He is widely recognised as having a level of skill and detail well beyond his year of call.

His experience of regulatory proceedings ranges from Inquest, through trial, to the High Court and Court of Appeal. Throughout his career, Stephen has prosecuted and represented those alleged to be involved in computer related crime.

Career

Called 2000; Category 4 Prosecutor; General Medical Council’s Panel of Advocates (2004)

Memberships

  • North Eastern Circuit
  • Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
  • Criminal Bar Association
  • Lincoln’s Inn

Education

  • BA(Hons) Law & Sociology, University of Warwick
  • Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

Stephen GrattageExchange ChambersA great diplomat. Stephen’s grasp of a case and attention to detail is second to none.’