Alan Fuller
Degree: LL.B (Hons) (Warwick)
Year of call and Inn: 1993; Gray’s Inn
Professional Membership: Western Circuit; Member of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association
Practice:
During his 15 years of experience as a criminal advocate, Alan Fuller has developed a specialisation in a number of areas within regulatory crime. These fields broadly cover trading standards, health and safety, food safety, health, social care, education and licensing. He has built on his extensive experience in the criminal courts to provide an expert advisory and advocacy service tailored to the needs of those working in these areas. He frequently acts for local authorities and regulatory bodies responsible for overseeing and enforcing this legislation.
He continues to prosecute and defend in the areas of financial and ‘white-collar’ crime.
Alan has considerable experience in complex benefit fraud cases, in particular prosecuting on a regular basis for local authorities and the Department for Work and Pensions. In addition, he conducts complicated confiscation proceedings under the Criminal Justice and Proceeds of Crime Acts. Many of these cases are associated with his benefit fraud and trading standards work.
Recommendations:
noted for his wide experience of trading standards and health and safety matters
Legal 500 2009
“Alan Fuller is ‘a bright junior’ noted as a sound choice for regulatory and trading standards work”.
Legal 500 2008
Cases of Interest:
Gloucester CC v Johnson (2010) – Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, General Product Safety Regulations – Dangerous Horsebox;
R v Bryant (2009) – Environmental Protection Act – Serial “fly-tipper”;
R v Firemagic Ltd (2009) – Health and Safety, Management and Storage of Explosives Regulations – Explosion at a fireworks warehouse;
Wychavon DC v Spirit Group Ltd (2008) – Significant breaches of food safety, and health and safety regulations. £35,000 fine;
R v Rehman (2008) – protracted Crown Court trials involving extended family-benefit fraud covering a 12-year period;
Somerset County Council v Biss and others (2007) – animal welfare case; whether cattle fit for transportation to market;
Somerset County Council v Hickman (2007) – animal by-products regulations; failure to dispose of sheep carcases;
R v Boulter (2007) – DVD piracy; detailed arguments on trade mark law, in particular the impact of R v Johnston;
R v Hunter (2007) and R v Mills and others (2008) – DVD piracy cases involving detailed confiscation issues;
R v Rodgers and Evans (2007-8) – Trademarks Act; Internet sales of Counterfeit watches and confiscation;
Bristol City Council v KJM Superbikes (2007) – trade marks prosecution involving counterfeit motorcycles, £ million confiscation;
Healthcare Commission v Orthopaedic and Spine Specialist Clinic Ltd (2008) – Care Standards Act prosecution, private hospital operating outside its terms of registration.
Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
alan.fuller@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerk: Nick Jeanes
T 0117 311 0307
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