Exchange Chambers

Criminal; Environment

John is a senior criminal and regulatory barrister. He defends and prosecutes all manner of criminal offences including homicide and serious sexual offences such as rape and historical sexual allegations. He is a Category 4 Prosecutor and on the CPS Specialist Rape Panel.

He acts for a wide range of companies and local authorities dealing with a wide range of regulatory issues. He has a wealth of experience in trading standards; food safety; consumer protection; animal welfare; and countryside matters.

John has extensive knowledge and experience of environmental regulation law and he regularly prosecutes on behalf of the Environmental Agency. He has a particular interest in ‘waste’ and ‘water pollution’ cases, as well as ‘statutory nuisance’ cases brought by local authorities. He is adept at dealing with large POCA cases.

Called 1992; Category 4 Prosecutor; Attorney General’s list as EA/HSE Specialist

UK Environmental Law Association Criminal Bar Association

Aberystwyth University – 1986 – LLB Hons Inns of Court School of London – 1991 Gray’s Inn – Ede and Ravenscroft Prize winner