Hayley Saunders

Practice Areas

Hayley is a specialist regulatory criminal defence lawyer advising leading companies, directors and individuals on all aspects of regulatory compliance across a range of sectors including retail, food, manufacturing and construction.

Her extensive experience includes investigations and prosecutions in areas as diverse as corporate and gross negligence manslaughter; health and safety; fire safety; inquests; waste management and environmental matters; trading standards; food safety; advertising compliance and sales promotions; and anti-bribery legislation.

Hayley advises at all stages of the criminal investigation including crisis management; interviews under caution; appeals against enforcement notices and conducts her own advocacy in the criminal and Coroners’ courts.

Hayley's recent work includes:

successfully defending a site manager charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a member of the public at a construction site;

representing a national food retailer at in inquest into the death of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction;

representing a supported living and care home provider throughout the health and safety investigation and inquest into the death of a service user;

representing a national retailer in relation to a number of food safety prosecutions arising out of pest infestations; and