No5 Barristers’ Chambers‘ members defend and prosecute across the spectrum of business and regulatory crime matters, with recent instructions involving environmental enforcement, health and safety, and other local authority work. Tim Pole defended the administrators of SDF Autos Limited in an asbestos-related matter, while ‘excellent senior counsel for health and safety’ Bernard Thorogood is a ‘skilled advocate with a commanding presence in any courtroom and exceptional attention to detail’. Tony Watkin has joined the practice.
Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety) in
Regional Bar
No5 Barristers' Chambers
Testimonials
‘Christopher Norman is superb.’
‘Christopher Norman is always responsive and has an uncanny ability to juggle the commitments of his busy team.’
‘Strong set with plenty of depth.’
‘The chamber’s strength in depth is excellent.’
Work highlights
St Philips Chambers
St Philips Chambers’ regulatory team has substantial expertise in handling both prosecution and defence work in cases related to environment agency, trading standards matters and health and safety cases, including catastrophic injury and gross negligence manslaughter. ‘An articulate and persuasive advocate’, Ben Mills is ‘able to argue difficult points of law and fact by distilling them to the real issues that need deciding in the case’. Jonathan Barker represented a Birmingham businessman accused of selling unregulated COVID-19 tests.
Testimonials
‘St. Philips Chambers is an extremely well-regarded chambers with many very fine barristers. They are of consistently high quality.’
‘The clerks are very accommodating, able to use facilities when requested and quick to resolve any listing issues.’
Work highlights
No5 Barristers' Chambers
Testimonials
‘Christopher Norman is superb.’
‘Christopher Norman is always responsive and has an uncanny ability to juggle the commitments of his busy team.’
‘Strong set with plenty of depth.’
‘The chamber’s strength in depth is excellent.’
Work highlights
St Philips Chambers
St Philips Chambers’ regulatory team has substantial expertise in handling both prosecution and defence work in cases related to environment agency, trading standards matters and health and safety cases, including catastrophic injury and gross negligence manslaughter. ‘An articulate and persuasive advocate’, Ben Mills is ‘able to argue difficult points of law and fact by distilling them to the real issues that need deciding in the case’. Jonathan Barker represented a Birmingham businessman accused of selling unregulated COVID-19 tests.
Testimonials
‘St. Philips Chambers is an extremely well-regarded chambers with many very fine barristers. They are of consistently high quality.’
‘The clerks are very accommodating, able to use facilities when requested and quick to resolve any listing issues.’