SOPHIE CARTWRIGHT

Call 1998     Inner Temple

Crime


Business crime and regulatory



LLB (Warwick)
MA (Health and Safety and Environmental Law)

cartwright@deanscourt.co.uk  

'highly recommended for complex inquest instructions.'
- Legal 500, 2010

 

Education/Qualifications

Blackburn College
Warwick University (LLB)
Inns of Court School of Law 
Salford University (MA: Health and Safety and Environmental Law)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) 

Scholarships

Winner of the Blackstone Prize (University of Warwick)
Society of Inner Temple - Bursary

Areas of Practice

General Crime (Prosecution and Defence)

Regulatory Crime (including in particular Environmental and Health and Safety Offences)

Inquests - representing insured, public sector bodies (Local Authorities, HealthCare Trusts) and private limited companies.  Extensive experience of inquests conducted with a jury and inquests in which Article 2 has been found to be engaged (including death in custody).  Has also received instructions to advise HM Coroner on disclosure.

On the GMC Panel of Advocates 

Professional Associations

Criminal Bar Assocation
Health and Safety Lawyers Association
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers

Recent Cases

Reported Inquest: Re Andrea Adams, Inquest Law, Issue 19, June 2010, pg 19-20

Re a Construction Company (HSE Prosecution regarding death at work - Defence)

Re a Retail Outlet (HSE Prosecution in respect of an injury sustained in a well known Retail Chain and resultant death arising from medical complications - Defence)

Re a Local Authority (HSE Prosecution concerning injury sustained on local authority premises, resluting in death - Defence

Re a Farmer (Prosecution conducted on behalf of United Utilities in connection with pollution of local watercourses)

Re a Company (Defence of a company prosecuted by the Enviroment Agency for pollution of a watercourse)

R v Doran (Defence: conspiracy to defraud in respect of building contracts)

R v Wade and others (Prosecution: Customs and Excise)

R v Jackson and others (Defence: car ringing. Aquittal after legal submissions)

Environment Agency v Long (Defence: appeal against custodial sentence for environmental offences. Conditional discharge)

Oldham MBC v Smith (Prosecution: waste offences)

Rossendale BC v Worsley (Defence: tree-felling, contrary to Tree Preservation Order)

Conway CBC v Home Bargains (Defence: trading standards. Metallic content of watches)

Teeside CC v Time Computers (Defence: trading standards. Memory capacity of computers)

Oldham MBC v SPL UK Ltd (Prosecution: health and safety)

Harlow Council v Kwik Fit (Defence: health and safety)

Copeland BC v Whitehaven Golf Course (Defence: health and safety. Employee crushed by machinery)

Fylde BC v Woodhall (Defence: health and safety. Employee severely burnt)

R v Ashcroft (Confiscation: representing interests of wife, when Crown seeking order against husband's assets)

R v Bullock (Confiscation following burglary conspiracy trial)

R v Myatt (Confiscation following art fraud trial)

R v Carter (Armed Robbery of Bookmakers on Grand National Day - Defence)

R v Quirk (Armed Robbery and Firearms offences - Defence)

R v Cooper (Supply of large quantity of Diamorphine into HMP Walton - Defence)

R v Wilock (Murder - Defence Junior)

Other

I regularly present seminars and lectures to the local legal and related professional communities and public sector clients.  I also participate in presentations to and facilitate upon the Health and Safety and Environmental Law Masters Programme (LLM/MA) conducted by the Law Faculty of Salford University.