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David Sapiecha

Albion Chambers, South West

Career

Called 1990; Legally Qualified Chair of Police Misconduct Proceedings

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.

Education

LLB (Hons)

Mentions

Western Circuit • Regional Bar

Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)

LEADING JUNIORS1
David Sapiecha – Albion Chambers ‘David is an excellent advocate with the ability to hold his audience no matter how complex the matter being explained.  He knows how to explain difficult concepts to juries and strikes the correct balance between explaining all of the relevant facts without going into too much detail.  You can tell juries listen to his every word.' 
Western Circuit • Regional Bar

Inquests and inquiries

LEADING JUNIORS1
David Sapiecha – Albion Chambers ‘David’s advocacy is very good. He is able to turn off his criminal advocate demeanour and conduct himself in a way that is respectful of the deceased’s family. David is also very good at making submissions and questioning witnesses in a way that benefits the client.’ 

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