Members of Albion Chambers, the ‘best set in Bristol for business and regulatory crime’ work, offer broad expertise to a wide range of clients. Alan Fuller specialises in regulatory crime and is especially experienced in trading standards investigations and health and safety matters, including fatal accidents. He tends to act for the prosecution, especially for local authorities and other regulatory bodies, and represented Bristol City Council in a fraudulent trading case. David Sapiecha, a ‘great tactician’ and ‘a very good advocate’, is regularly instructed by the Health and Safety Executive. He recently acted in HSE v Forfarmers, Crabtree and Hill, etc., a case involving significant injuries following a fall from height at work and the consequent apportioning of legal responsibility between the four companies involved. He also appears in fraud and consumer protection regulations cases.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The clerks are a pleasure to deal with and are always ready to assist. Nick Jeanes and Ken Duthie are fantastic.' 
  • 'Albion Chambers is the best set in Bristol for business and regulatory crime (including health and safety).'
  • 'The clerks at Albion Chambers are very helpful in corresponding with courts to ensure appropriate listing times for clients and counsel, and liaising with opposing counsel's chambers when necessary.' 
  • 'Albion Chambers has a wide variety of barristers.' 
  • Albion Chambers is a lovely set; friendly, helpful and always willing to go that extra mile to help out. It has a good range of counsel of varying levels of experience covering all the main heads.' 

Silks

Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Juniors

Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
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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.' 
Leading Juniors
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
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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.'