Austin Welch

UK Bar

Austin Welch is a specialist in regulatory crime who often appears in health and safety cases. He is adept at acting on behalf of clients from the construction and waste sectors. He has expertise in food safety offences and cases relating to industrial disease.

"Austin is a fantastic senior junior, and his knowledge of the law is very good. He is good in conference and excellent on his feet."

"Austin is top-tier. He's just really good at getting into the details of things and giving pragmatic advice to his clients."

"He is really responsive, gets on top of the details very quickly and adjusts his approach depending on the client. He is very good at adapting his style. Clients are very comfortable with him."

"He is a very safe pair of hands, very hard-working and very thorough with his preparations. He will do a Rolls-Royce job."

Austin Welch offers an excellent capacity to handle difficult instructions in inquests and inquiries. He draws strength from his experience of health and safety law, and advises a list of clients comprising bereaved families, police forces, businesses and government departments.

"Austin is outstanding. Clients really like him."

"Austin Welch is a top-tier senior junior. He's really good at getting into the detail of things and giving pragmatic advice to clients."

"Austin is destined to be a KC sooner than later. He's up there as the most sought-after junior in the country for inquiry work."

"Austin is my first choice for this type of work. He deals with high-profile inquiries and has an authoritative presence. I couldn't speak higher of him."

"Austin Welch is a great tactician and a powerful voice in court."