Regulatory Barristers

Legal 500 2011 - 'Trinity Chambers covers all aspects of regulatory practice including health and safety executive prosecutions, UK Borders Agency prosecutions, trading standards and copyright, and several members are regularly instructed in respect of police disciplinary matters.'

Trinity Chambers' Regulatory group is made up of highly experienced tribunal advocates who adopt a forensic approach to the issues having frequently acted on behalf of both individuals and public bodies in such proceedings. The group also benefits from including two Queens’ Counsel - Mr Toby Hedworth Q.C and Mr Eric Elliott Q.C. The Regulatory barristers have experience of appearing before various disciplinary proceedings including police disciplinary hearings and in representing professionals such as university lecturers, teachers, accountants, dentists, pharmacists, clinical and nursing staff. They have defended and prosecuted hearings involving HM Revenue and Customs, Trading Standards, Health and Safety Executive, UK Border Agency, Civil Aviation Authority, food safety, marine safety, environmental protection and data protection. The Regulatory barristers deal with private prosecutions/injunctions for retailers and other commercial organisations.

In addition, many of the barristers have conducted Coroner’s Inquests representing both families and also public bodies such as NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in addition to private companies. In such cases the barristers frequently become heavily involved at the pre-Inquest stages.

Several of the Regulatory practitioners, some of whom themselves are ex-military, have experience of dealing with Courts Martial hearings both in the UK, in particular at Catterick Garrison, and abroad including Germany and Cyprus. Trinity Chambers' Courts Martial advocates have dealt with cases funded by the Armed Forces Criminal Legal Aid Authority.

Some of the barristers have also dealt with animal welfare prosecutions on behalf of the RSPCA.

The Regulatory group includes several specialist licensing advocates offering extensive expertise in this technical and complex field. All aspects of licensing work are covered by the specialist barristers including liquor, taxis, firearms, sex establishments, gaming, betting and lotteries. The licensing practitioners regularly act on behalf of applicants, Local Authorities, statutory bodies and residential objectors. Members of the team are able to draw on Trinity Chambers’ experience as a whole in commercial, criminal, administrative law and regulatory fields to provide effective and pragmatic advice to licensing clients. Some of the barristers in the Regulatory law group have been instructed in road traffic accident insurance fraud "cash for crash" cases. Several members of the group deal with VOSA (Vehicle & Operator Services Agency) matters.

Given the breadth of experienced practitioners within Trinity expertise is also available to deal with Judicial Review and other public law matters arising from Regulatory proceedings.

Members of the Regulatory group frequently provide training events to its solicitor clients as well as in-house legal teams, Local Authorities, and private businesses attracting CPD accreditation.

Members of the Regulatory group are consistently mentioned in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories.