DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Birketts LLP

Transport: Road: Regulatory

Band 3

UK-wide

UK 2022 View ranking table

chambers review

department information

Chambers Review

Chambers Research is conducted by 200 Research Analysts, across 200 jurisdictions and provides nearly 6,000 rankings tables. Annually we collect hundreds of thousands of responses from clients, the majority via in-depth interview. Learn more about our methodology.

What the team is known for

Represents clients at public inquiries as well as in the magistrates' and Crown courts for offences including careless driving and overloading. Frequently advises on the revocation of licences and related licence issues. Clients benefit from its complementary expertise in corporate immigration and employment matters. Also offers expertise in relation to internal investigations, as well as those undertaken by enforcement agencies.

Notable practitioners

Matthew Gowen is a key contact.

Department Information

This content is provided by Birketts LLP.

Overview

Our Transport and Logistics Team can assist you with all your legal needs in the increasingly regulated world of transport, from contractual and liabilities issues to regulatory and operational problems. We assist with transport specific issues such as tachographs, licensing, terms and conditions, logistics contracts and liens, to more general areas of law such as health and safety, employment, immigration, corporate and property.

Our specialist advice covers:

terms and conditions, including freight and passenger transport
carrier's liability, both domestic and under the CMR, and Warsaw Convention
logistics contracts and liens - negotiation and enforcement
transport, distribution, warehousing and carriage disputes
operator licence undertakings
road transport regulatory issues
road traffic accidents
product liability claims

We frequently represent companies and individuals in prosecutions brought by the police and DVSA and in Public Inquiries before the Traffic Commissioner. Head of team, Laura Thomas, sits as a Deputy Traffic Commissioner and was previously a board member for the FTA. We also, uniquely, have a transport consultant in the team who formerly worked for DVSA and offers practical advice and audits.