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David Sapiecha

Albion Chambers, South West

Position

David joined Albion Chambers in February 2018. He is greatly experienced in Crime, Regulatory and Disciplinary Proceedings. David is on the A list panel of prosecutors for Health and Safety. He is a grade 4 CPS prosecutor. David prosecutes and defends serious and complex cases, especially fraud. He is a CPS panel advocate level 4 prosecutor and on the CPS Rape and Serious Crime Group Panels. Over the last 20 years David has been frequently instructed to advise and appear in regulatory cases. An illustrative list includes: Police misconduct, Health and safety (including fatalities), Trading Standards, Firearms appealsPlanning breaches, Animal welfare, Fire safety, Advising on legal professional privilege, David is on the A list panel of prosecutors for Health and Safety. David's clients include police constabularies, The Fire and Prison Services, and individual officers as well as drivers, etc. David is well-versed in Article 2 (European Convention on Human Rights) cases. David deals with many types of misconduct proceedings, either at first instance or by appeals, tribunals and judicial review.

Career

Called 1990; Legally Qualified Chair of Police Misconduct Proceedings

Education

LLB (Hons)

Mentions

Western Circuit • Regional Bar

Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)

Leading junior1
David Sapiecha – Albion Chambers ‘David is a go-to advocate who provides extremely pragmatic advice, particularly on out-of-court disposals and appeals by way of case-stated. His advocacy style is relaxed, always courteous and respectful.’ 
Western Circuit • Regional Bar

Inquests and inquiries

Leading junior1
David Sapiecha – Albion Chambers ‘David is a class act. He is collected and controlled and approaches all matters with a sense of humour which instils a sense of confidence when faced with even the most daunting case.’