Louis Weston

Call 1994
Email louis.weston@3pb.co.uk
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Public Law & Regulatory

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Louis Weston took a First in Philosophy from Bristol University (1989-1992) and the Miller Barstow Prize (1991). He was educated at Winchester and studied medicine at St Thomas’s Hospital (1987-1989).

He has developed a wide based, strong practice as an advocate and advisor with particular expertise and experience in Regulatory Law and associated litigation.

In 2009 he was appointed a Recorder to the South Eastern Circuit.

His Regulatory Law practice includes defending and prosecution of regulatory crime.  He has considerable experience in:

• Trading Standards Prosecutions.  He acts for the Gloucestershire County Council and acts for and advises Defendants in offences relating to Trading Standards and offences on the internet in relation to marketing and supply.]
• Fishery and other nautical regulation.  He prosecutes in cases of fishery offences and has prosecuted for the Port of London Authority in dangerous use of a speedboat.
• Health and Safety Prosecutions.  He defends in cases of fatal accident and injury as well as cases of COSHH liability and accidents in the workplace.  He attends inquests arising from such incidents.  
• Environmental prosecutions.  He defends in cases arising from breach of Environmental Protection legislation and has acted in cases involving nuisance, fly tipping.
• Planning and Tree preservation violations.  He has defended in cases of destruction of a listed building, violation of planning consents and the cutting down of preserved trees.

In Regulatory Proceedings he has considerable experience in:

• Horseracing and Greyhound regulation (please see his specialist Sports Law Profile).
• Prosecution of offences for the GMC and the HAC and has appeared and advised in relation to health care regulators.
• Police Disciplinary Tribunals.  He has defended before the Hampshire Constabulary, Wiltshire Police and MPS.
• Licensing.  He has advised and acted before Licensing Authorities and on appeal in relation to premises and personal licensing applications and appeals.

His advocacy experience was developed as a criminal advocate, where he was a Grade 4 Prosecutor (Highest Category) before ceasing mainstream criminal work.

Louis Weston is recognised as a Leading Junior at the London Bar in the field of sports law (in the Media, Entertainment and Sports section) and is particularly for his specialisation in horseracing cases.

For more details please see his specialist profiles.

For the LSC

R v Abu Hamza (in excess of £1 million)
R v Terry Adams – Judicial Review proceedings in respect of orders made in excess of £4M.
R v Basch and Katz (in excess of £0.75 million in Crown Court and on Judicial Review)
R v Strachan – Claim for costs against the “Royal Blackmailer”
R v Cushnie – Claim for costs arising from the Versaille Fraud.

He has lectured to GMC, the LSC and others on the Gambling Act 2005, disclosure and the RDCO regime.