MAY 2014

DEVON CHAMBERS ANNOUNCESSPECIALIST REGULATORY ANDDISCIPLINARY TEAM

Devon Chambers is pleased to

announce the formal grouping of

our barristers who undertake

regulatory and disciplinary work

into a specialist team.

The Head of the Regulatory and Disciplinary Team is Joanna Martin who has extensive

experience as a criminal

practitioner in this area. Joanna is a

Category B prosecutor for The

Health and Safety Executive, The

Environment Agency and The

Office of Rail Regulation. Joanna

prosecutes and defends in complex

and heavy weight environmental

cases and is well known for her

conduct of HSE cases involving

serious and fatal injuries.

The members of the Regulatory

and Disciplinary Team are:

Joanna Martin (2005) (Head

of The Regulatory and

Disciplinary Team) (formerly

a solicitor)

Garth Richardson (1975)

Rupert Taylor (1990)

(Deputy Head of Chambers)

Jason Beal (1993) (Head of

Chambers)

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Ramsay Quaife (1997)

Piers Norsworthy (2001)

(Head of The Criminal

Team)

Kelly Scrivener (2001)

Julia Cox (2006)

Sarah Vince (2007)

Jennifer Tear (2013)

(formerly a solicitor)

The Regulatory and Disciplinary

Team deals with all aspects of

advice and advocacy and covers,

amongst other areas, cases

brought by the following:

The Environment Agency,

The Department for

Business, Innovation and

Skills, The Department for

Trade and Industry, The

MOD, The RSPCA, The

Department of Work and

Pensions, Local Authorities,

The Police, Trading

Standards, DEFRA, The

Health and Safety

Executive, DVSA (formerly

VOSA) and Professional

Disciplinary Bodies.

The Regulatory and Disciplinary

Team brings together the collective

expertise and many years of

experience of those working within

Devon Chambers. Members of the

Team undertake work dealing with

amongst other things:

Licenses, insolvency, school

admissions, fly-tipping,

waste, pollution, statutory

nuisance, trade descriptions,

Proceeds of Crime Act and

confiscation, fraudulent

trading, taxi licenses, animal

welfare, firearms appeals,

professional disciplinary

bodies, Education Act

breaches and Gas and Fire

Safety Regulations.

The Regulatory and Disciplinary

Team is supported by our Clerking

Team which works hard to ensure

they provide a comprehensive

service and will be happy to

discuss your case with you to

ensure it is undertaken by the

appropriate barrister with the

correct level of expertise and

experience. Our barristers work

hard to identify sensible and robust

solutions to legal problems at an

early stage.

Many of the Regulatory and

Disciplinary Team undertake work,

in appropriate cases, through the

Direct Public Access Scheme.

More information can be found on

our website, or if you require

anything further please do not

hesitate to contact a member of our

Clerking Team.

Piers Norsworthy

Head of Criminal Team

OTHER NEWS:

Devon Chambers’ Criminal Team is holding a seminar in the Studio Theatre at the Plymouth College of Art on 15 May 2014. The talks are on “Money” and commence at 5.30pm.

THE CRIMINAL TEAM

Jason BealNigel Lickley QC

Paul RowsellGarth Richardson

Barrie van den BergRupert TaylorEdward BaileyRamsay QuaifeJoanna Martin

Piers NorsworthyKelly Scrivener

Emily CookJulia Cox

Sally DaultonSarah VinceScott Horner

Devon Chambers3 St Andrew Street

PlymouthPL1 2AH

01752 661659www.devonchambers.co.uk

clerks@devonchambers.co.uk