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Park Square Barristers Ltd. Offices
Park Square Barristers Ltd.
6 PARK SQUARE
LEEDS
LS1 2LW
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Robert Stevenson
Work Department
Crime and Regulatory & Public
Position
Crime
Robert has a very busy and well-respected criminal practitioner who prosecutes and defends in equal measure, dealing with serious and complex cases.
He is an experienced and accomplished advocate, regularly instructed in cases of serious violence and organised crime including firearms, drugs, money laundering and people trafficking.
He is an approved Fraud and RASSO prosecutor whose caseload includes large-scale financial crime, rape and other serious sexual offences.
He is regularly instructed in multi-handed cases and is known for his calm, sensible and thorough approach.
Robert regularly deals with sensitive issues of disclosure and public-interest immunity, including surveillance, informants, and intercept material.
Robert recently received a commendation from the Home Office for ‘Excellent investigative work, demonstrating tenacity under extreme pressure to find the evidence to convict those found to have abused the immigration system’.
He has prosecuted and defended in cases which have included evidence obtained from abroad and has argued jurisdictional issues, including the admissibility of such evidence and whether the case was properly prosecutable in the UK.
Robert has sound judgment and is known for his honest and straightforward advice. He is a robust and effective advocate with a pleasant manner.
He regularly acts for companies and individuals on a private-fee basis in both criminal and regulatory cases, in particular health & safety, road traffic and environmental cases.
Regulatory & Public
Robert is an A-list Specialist Regulatory Advocate and acts for the prosecution and defence in many areas of regulatory & disciplinary law. He is an approved advocate on the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law.
Robert acts for the prosecution and defence in many areas of regulatory & disciplinary law. He is an approved advocate on the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law.
His regulatory practice includes Health & Safety, Sports Law, Trading Standards, Environmental, Road Traffic, Licensing, Food Safety cases and many more.
Robert has extensive experience of Health and Safety cases, often involving fatalities or serious injury. He is also regularly instructed to appear before the Coroner’s Court in relation to inquests into death on behalf of HSE or other interested parties.
He has conducted many environmental cases, including allegations involving the operation of regulated facilities without an environmental permit; keeping/treating controlled waste without a waste management licence; and other waste management offences.
He has also conducted a number of water pollution cases, including the disposal of diesel and other noxious substances into the waterways.
Robert has conducted numerous appeals against both conviction and sentence in the Court of Appeal and has also appeared in the High Court in a case stated appeals.
As a former semi-professional footballer, Robert has an excellent understanding of all rules and regulations issued by FIFA and the Football Association. He has a keen interest in many sports which makes him the perfect choice for all types of sporting disciplinary cases.
Robert also conducts appeals, and provides advice upon appeals, against Licensing Committee decisions.
Career
Call 2003
Appointments:
2008
Appointed to the Attorney-General’s List of Advocates
2011
FA-registered lawyer
2012
Specialist regulatory advocate for health & safety and environmental law
2018
CPS Grade 4 Prosecutor
2019
List A of the Panel of Specialist Regulatory Advocates
Memberships
North Eastern Circuit
Education
2001
University of Leicester, LLB (2:1)
2003
Nottingham Law School, BVC (‘very competent’)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Robert Stevenson – Park Square Barristers Ltd. ‘An intellectually brilliant junior, who is capable of rapidly absorbing the main facts and circumstances of a particular case and always turns up to court fully prepared.’
At Park Square Barristers, the ‘unflappable‘ Craig Hassall KC, who leads the regulatory team, is highly regarded for his expertise in handling serious health and safety and healthcare cases, and is equally adept at advising on, among other areas, food safety, trading standards and environmental crime cases. Richard Wright KC, ‘a naturally gifted advocate‘, has an excellent track record in prosecuting in high-profile gross negligence manslaughter cases. At the junior end of chambers, Robert Stevenson is acting for the HSE in a case where a woman suffered fatal injuries after a tractor reversed over her. In another matter, Simon Clegg represented the HSE in the successful prosecution of a sole trader, who received a fine after an investigation found the trader had failed to adequately control or prevent his employees’ exposure to a hazardous substance on site.
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Robert Stevenson – Park Square Barristers Ltd. ‘Robert commands the confidence of the court, and is an incisive cross-examiner.’
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Robert Stevenson – Park Square Barristers ‘A junior with a fantastic client manner.’