Pump Court Chambers
Barristers
Charles Parry
- Phone01962 868 161
- Email[email protected]
Position
Charles Parry is an experienced common law advocate, employment, criminal, administrative and appeal practitioner, specialising in associated areas of civil work, regulatory crime, and inquests. He regularly appears in employment tribunals in a range of cases.
Charles regularly speaks on topics at professional training seminars and in house training for industry, including Foster Wheeler. Recently the topics have included the Corporate Manslaughter Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act, and the Bribery Act.
He advises the management of two small businesses in farming and public relations, which gives a good perspective of the day to day problems of running small commercial enterprises.
Issues that he has addressed recently include; employment contracts, LLP formation, share option agreements, intellectual property, terms and conditions of service, regulatory enforcement, share swaps, employment of foreign nationals and simple breach of contract.
Career
Called to the Bar in 1973, he has been in full time private practice at the Bar continuously since 1974. His practice can be described as common law, but with emphasis on regulatory breaches with the consequential criminal liability. He is also an approved counsel on the Attorney-General’s list, grade A, and regularly instructed by a number of government departments, including HM Revenue and Customs, the Health and Safety Executive, Department of Work and Pensions, together with the Crown Prosecution Service. He conducts related work in the civil courts, inquests, and disciplinary hearings (police, and financial regulation).
Charles is happy to advise at an early stage of a dispute to promote resolution and/or assist in case preparation. He is particularly interested in the psychological effect of litigation on vulnerable witnesses and the way a shift of emphasis in the presentation of the evidence may affect the outcome.
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Education
Personal
Charles enjoys family life with his three children. He also has interests in English history, agriculture, conservation in the countryside, riding, rowing, running, and oak framed buildings.