Areas of Practice

Civil

Having honed his skills of cross examination, mitigation and in handling difficult witnesses or sensitive issues in the Crown Court Steven has, for the last several years practiced extensively in the Civil Courts.

He has a wide range of experience in personal injury litigation including fatal accidents, civil claims against the police, credit hire, LVI and Fraud. Steven has experience of joint settlement meetings and drafting schedules of loss in high volume claims. He has experience of dental injury claims and some industrial disease work.

Steven will accept instructions by email and will ensure a quick turnaround of advice or documents. He is happy to advice informally pre-issue. Steven conducts conferences with clients in chambers, in the offices of instructing solicitors or by home visit.

Regulatory Work

Health and Safety, Local Authority Prosecutions in the Crown Court, Trading Standards, Care Standards Authority and Licensing.

Steven has a wide range of experience of the Coroners Court including non-accidental injury and dealt whilst in Police Custody.

Criminal Work

Steven has a wide experience of the criminal courts and has prosecuted for a wide variety of agencies in addition to the Crown Prosecution Service who graded him as a Category 4. These include Local Authorities; the office of the Chief Constable and the Health and Safety Executive.

His experience includes cases involving Murder, Money Laundering, Football Banning Orders, Cash Detention and Forfeiture, Health and Safety and Police Misconduct.

Steven has experience of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.