Regulatory Crime
From a thorough grounding in general criminal procedure the criminal team have developed a specialist practice in the niche area of regulatory crime.
Whilst regulatory prosecutions take place within the criminal courts and within the same general procedural and evidential framework as general crime, certain aspects of these prosecutions mean that specialist advice is desirable, in particular in relation to
- Inquests
- Corporate status of defendants and piercing the corporate veil
- Specialist technical knowledge and understanding
- Forensic accountancy
- Multi-national elements
- Specialist sectors, e.g. railways, offshore and local authority work.
- Working in conjunction with other enforcing agencies
Andrew Broome, Director, has been specialising in regulatory crime since for many years.
He is featured in Chambers and Partners as a leader in the field.
Simon Belfield, Director has been specialising in regulatory crime since 2001.
Tom Cleary, Solicitor, was an inspector for the Health and Safety executive for 10 years before qualifying as a solicitor in 2007. In addition to his law degree he has a degree in applied chemistry.
Geoffrey Knipe, Consultant, specialised in Health and Safety Prosecutions as partner in a Norfolk firm before joining Frisby and Co in 2007.
Ruth Barber, Solicitor-Advocate, has specialised in Health and Safety prosecutions since 2004. She has completed the Off-Shore safety course and is the co-author of two articles on Health and Safety Law (on sentencing and use of experts) published in the New Law Journal, and is contributing editor of the 2008 edition of Corporate Liability: Work Related Deaths and Criminal Prosecutions.
