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Stone King LLP Offices

Stone King LLP
Upper Borough Court
Upper Borough Walls
Bath
BA1 1RG
England
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Andrew Banks

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Work Department

Court and regulatory team.

Position

Andrew is a Partner and Head of the Court and Regulatory Team. He is an experienced Criminal practitioner who practices in the Crown Court and Magistrates Court. Andrew is a Solicitor Advocate having attained his Higher Court qualification.

Andrew also represents transport concerns at Public Inquiry and in the courts. He is a panel solicitor for the Freight Transport Association and an affiliate member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

Andrew’s practice also involves representing clients regarding regulatory breaches ranging from PLC’s to private individuals. The range of breaches encompasses Health and Safety issues, CITES, Trading Standards prosecutions, Property Mis-description, and Planning and Environmental breaches.

In addition, Andrew defends motoring offences. He has an excellent record of ensuring that clients facing discretionary disqualification from driving avoid disqualification. Offences defended include speeding, failing to identify a driver, drink driving and also tachograph and roadworthiness offences.

Career

Trained Pellys; qualified 1996; joined Stone King 2001 partner Stone King LLP 2011.

Memberships

The Law Society; Freight Transport Association Panel solicitor; IOSH.

Education

Davenant Foundation Grammar School, University of Wales, University College Swansea.

Leisure

Cycling, cooking, rugby (watching these days).

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud

Fielding a team consisting entirely of solicitor-advocates, Stone King LLP is well placed to act on a broad criminal caseload – including matters relating to serious fraud, VAT and accounting fraud – across the full range of first instance and appellate courts. ‘First class‘ Matthew Graham leads the national offering, and has particular expertise in working with those experiencing mental health issues. Andrew Banks, whose practice spans not only criminal defence work but also private prosecutions and civil proceedings, including standalone Proceeds of Crime Act applications, is singled out as ‘a confident, charismatic and understanding professional‘.

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