Steve Parish
Senior Associate (FCILEx)
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Steve is a Senior Associate in our Regulatory team, based in the Cardiff office.
Main areas of practice
Business regulation
Steve advises on business regulation in the form of criminal prosecution and defence work, in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, regarding the following:
- health and safety;
- environmental health;
- Companies Act 2006;
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
- food safety and hygiene;
- product safety and liability;
- Health and Social Care Act 2005,;
- local authority and trading standards enforcement; and
- fire safety.
Professional regulation
Steve has vast experience in professional regulation having acted for regulators including the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Social Care Wales, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the General Optical Council.
Expertise & Services
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Memberships
- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
- Member of CPS Warwickshire Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel (2009-2011)
Significant Experience
- BUSINESS REGULATION
- Advised on food safety and hygiene cases, involving restaurants and takeaway premises, relating to the Food Safety Act 1990, traceability, related food safety and hygiene regulations, and enforcement notices.
- Acted in proceedings before the Crown Court concerning confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
- Acted in defence of directors regarding Companies House prosecutions under the Companies Act 2006.
- Acted in cases have involving breaches of the general duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the specialist health and safety regulations linked to it.
- Acted in defence of public authorities, companies and directors regarding prosecutions concerning health and safety, environmental health, and fire safety legislation, including the involvement of expert evidence.
- PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
- Acted for Social Care Wales in respect of applications before the Care Standards Tribunal concerning the extension of interim suspension orders.
- Instructed by Solicitors Regulation Authority regarding litigation before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, including assisting in providing advice, drafting key case statements include R12 statements, consideration of evidence to be served or disclosed, compliance with directions, communication with the Tribunal, witnesses, clients, Respondents and expert witnesses, drafting Agreed Outcome Proposals, and drafting costs applications.
- Involved in successful fitness to practice proceedings, led by Queens Counsel, involving the GOC and HR.
- Conducted fitness to practise investigations for statutory agencies (including the NMC, GOC and SCW).
- Acted for local authorities in matters before the Court of Protection under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Insights by Steve
articles
27 March - Steve Parish
One aspect of the unfolding COVID-19 public health crisis is the outbreak of panic buying and profiteering and with it, widely reported instances of attempts to profit from the current...
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