Phil Newton
Managing Senior Associate
Phil is a criminal regulatory specialist. He supports clients in high-risk sectors in responding to serious health and safety and environmental incidents and represents them in regulatory investigations and prosecutions. He also provides specialist training and advice.
Phil is a criminal regulatory lawyer who specialises in environmental and health and safety matters. He is a ranked lawyer with the Legal 500 (Leading Associate for the last 5 years), and an experienced Managing Senior Associate having acted for clients operating in high-risk environments for the last 15 years following environmental and safety incidents.
Phil has led the firm’s environmental regulatory disputes practice in recent years and has advised and supported clients on environmental enforcement relating to waste, water, industrial pollution and wildlife offences. He is a member of UKELA and regularly presents to clients and industry groups on environmental enforcement and incident investigation.
He has also acted on high-profile and leading H&S cases throughout his career defending businesses and individuals facing criminal investigation and prosecutions brought by the HSE, police and other regulatory bodies. He has also been elected to the committee of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association for the last 4 years and has taken an active role in organising engaging and thought-provoking events for members.”
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