Blackfords LLP

Regulatory Team

Rob is a Solicitor-Advocate within our Regulatory Team; he is the lead Partner for Police Misconduct and Disciplinary Proceedings. He receives instructions from the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) and associated insurers in criminal and disciplinary investigations and proceedings, as well as inquests, public inquiries and judicial review proceedings.

Rob has vast experience in acting in the entire spectrum of criminal and disciplinary investigations and proceedings. He is qualified to advise police officers and staff in relation to post incident procedures (PIP’s) where there are incidents of the discharge of police firearms, deaths in custody or high speed driving pursuits. Rob routinely advises and represents Interested Persons within coronial proceedings that arise from these events.

Rob is also instructed to represent the interests of individuals within public inquiries and judicial review / associated Court of Appeal proceedings.

Rob is nationally recognised as a leader in his field and is regularly instructed to provide training and advice and assistance to individual Police Federation Representatives, Federation Branch Boards and the PFEW nationally on wider issues and matters of general importance.  These instructions have included providing legal opinion on specific cases and also on matters of wider implication for policing and the PFEW membership, at both a national and regional level.

Rob’s experience means he routinely advises in cases that are highly complex and sensitive in nature such as allegations of corruption and white collar fraud.

Rob trained and qualified as a solicitor at Taylor Haldane Barlex LLP (qualifying in 2007).

He later joined national firm Hempsons LLP and became a partner within their regulatory team, before joining Blackfords LLP in December 2024.

Education / qualifications

Higher Rights of Audience (2012) Roll of Solicitors Admission (2007) LPC - College of Law, London (2005) LLB (Hons) - City University London (2004)