Gordon Stables > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Sheffield, England > Barrister Profile
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Gordon Stables
Work Department
Crime
Fraud - Criminal
Regulatory
Personal Injury
Inquests
Courts Martial and Service Law
Position
Gordon Stables is the Head of Criminal Team in Sheffield.
Gordon is experienced in prosecuting and defending fraud cases. He is meticulous in preparation and a very effective and successful trial advocate.
Gordon practises in all areas of regulatory work. He is able to provide advice at any stage of the proceedings. He is a very effective and successful trial advocate.
Gordon has practised in the field of personal injury since 1995. He has advised in thousands of cases, and prepared countless particulars of claim, defences and schedules of loss etc. He practises in all areas of personal injury including accident at work, deafness, VWF, fatal accident, general road traffic, public liability cases and cases against the MOD. He is known for his ability to produce detailed and case-changing schedules of loss in complex and substantial cases, and for his thorough and detailed pleadings and advice.
Gordon has practised in the field of inquest work since 1995. His personal injury work and engineering background often compliment this work. He has appeared in many cases for families of the deceased or interested parties.
Gordon has experience of inquest cases relating to apparent suicides of users of mental health services, and examined whether there had been failure of care, and whether the suicides had been foreseeable and preventable. He acted for parties who potentially fell to be criticised during the inquest process. All criticism was avoided. Skilled at cross-examination, and legal argument. In addition, he has 20 years of experience in the field of personal injury work, and so is adept at understanding medical reports and issues and causation etc.
Gordon’s military background gives him a particularly good knowledge of firearms and he regularly acts for soldiers who find themselves before the courts, including Courts Martial and the Courts Martial Appeal Court. His former service leaves him uniquely placed to understand the jargon and the military establishment and the military family.
Career
Gordon was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1995 following a number of years in the military.
He was appointed as a Recorder in 2023.
Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- Personal Injury Bar Association
Education
Gordon read Engineering Science at Oxford University 1983-86, and went back to University (Huddersfield) to study law (Post Graduate Certificate of Law).