About

Provided by Birketts LLP

Our award-winning Regulatory and Corporate Defence Team comprises solicitors, barristers, practical experts and paralegals. Our team partners with both corporate and individual clients, supporting them through every stage of their case and offering the highest standard of advice and representation.


Led by Partner and Barrister Matthew Gowen, who is named as a leading individual in Legal 500 and recommended by Chambers and Partners, the team has achieved nationwide rankings in Chambers and Partners for health and safety and transport regulatory. The team is also band one in Chambers and Partners in crime and licensing.


Specialist Areas


  • Health and Safety
  • Regulatory
  • Transport Regulatory
  • Environmental
  • Trading Standards
  • Financial Crime
  • Private Criminal Defence
  • Motoring Offences
  • Food Law
  • Premises Licensing
  • Coroner’s Inquests
  • White Collar Investigations