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Business And Regulatory Crime (including Health And Safety)

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No5 Barristers Chambers
St Ives Chambers
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St Philips Chambers

Leading Silks

Richard Atkins QC - St Philips Chambers

Leading Juniors

Ian Bridge - No5 Barristers Chambers
Tim Green - Henderson Chambers
Ben Mills - St Philips Chambers ‘ Ben has real insight into the mind of the Court. He is able to accurately predict when to push and when to hold some in reserve to achieve the best results for the client. ’
Tim Pole - No5 Barristers Chambers ‘ Tim’s greatest strengths are found in the combination of superb judgement, hard work, and approachability. Quite simply, he gets to the heart of issues remarkably quickly and takes his client every step of the journey. ’
James Puzey - St Philips Chambers
Kevin Saunders - St Ives Chambers ‘ Kevin is a charming advocate, I have lost count of the instances of cases won by his fearless advocacy and legal argument. ’
Bernard Thorogood - No5 Barristers Chambers ‘ First rate, a leading light in the health and safety world. Very hard working and extremely responsive. Goes in to bat for every client with vigour and panache. ’
Tony Watkin - St Ives Chambers

Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety) in Regional Bar

No5 Barristers Chambers

No5 Barristers Chambers‘  regulatory group is recommended as ‘a very progressive set, paying particular attention to promoting equality and diversity.’ Chambers is home to a number of strong practitioners, with a broad range of expertise across regulatory law including health and safety, environmental enforcement, insurance-related work and more. Tim Pole prosecuted the owners of Oak Furnitureland, which was fined £400,000 for conditions in a warehouse that created a risk of an explosion, while Bernard Thorogood successfully represented a farmer in overturning aspects of an animal disqualification order.

Testimonials

Set

‘No 5 Chambers is in the very first tier for business crime and regulatory across the jurisdiction. The set offers genuine expertise across the full range of regulatory work. ‘

‘A very progressive set, paying particular attention to promoting equality and divertsity within Chambers and at the Bar as a whole. ‘

Clerking

‘The service is second to none.’

‘The clerks are very approachable and keep instructing solicitors updated at all time.’

‘The No 5 Clerks are uniquely effective, intelligent and hardworking. They provide a service to solicitors which is better than any other set I have ever dealt with.’

St Ives Chambers

St Ives Chambers  is a ‘modern and approachable set’ with a strong regional reputation for its local authority prosecution and private defence work in matters of regulatory enforcement. Kevin Saunders defended in a VHCC concerning multi-million pound investment fraud allegations. Tony Watkin is regularly instructed by local authorities and recently successfully prosecuted a case regarding fraudulent trading of thermographic imaging devices used to detect breast cancer.

Testimonials

Set

‘Really great set. Modern and approachable. Some fantastic juniors. Very client focused.’

Clerking

‘Fantastic. Andrew Rourke is a rainmaker for chambers, always looking to refer work back to instructing firms and develop long term relationships.’

St Philips Chambers

St Philips Chambers’ regulatory practice handles a range of prosecution and defence instructions, including consumer matters. Ben Mills is recommended for his expertise in trading standards work, and acted for the Warwickshire County Council in the prosecution of a builder for fraud; the builder had accepted payment for projects and then abandoned them, citing a non-existent stroke. James Puzey is an experienced health and safety practitioner, with recent work including cases arising from industrial fatalities.

Testimonials

Set

‘St Philips Chambers is one of the finest sets in the country with many very able practitioners. ‘

‘St Philips provide an exceptional service for Regulatory Crime. Excellent range of counsel at all levels. Top class service to solicitors.’

Clerking

‘Exceptional level of service, particularly from Alan Durham, for whom nothing is too much trouble.’

‘Fantastic service. Joe Wilson is very commercial, pragmatic, and always looking to assist clients either with work referrals or on service. ‘

‘Phil Jones is a well-respected powerhouse in criminal clerking.’