Chris Smyth

Gray’s Inn

Admitted as a solicitor: 1983.

Higher rights of audience: 1995

Chris Smyth has extensive experience as an, both prosecuting and defending, and has appeared in many high profile and serious cases. This has included criminal and regulatory enforcement proceedings in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court relating to environmental protection, waste disposal, trading standards, statutory nuisance, abatement notices, planning and building regulation control, health and safety and evasion of excise duty.

Chris was admitted as a solicitor in 1983. In 1994 he was made a partner at BLB Solicitors (offices in Trowbridge, Bath, Bradford on Avon and Swindon) where he attained higher rights of audience in both criminal (1995) and civil (2004) proceedings. Chris remained with BLB until he was called to the bar in 2006 when he joined Queen Square Chambers and began practicing with immediate effect.

Qualifications:

Undergraduate Degree
Kent University Law BA (Hons)

Areas of Practice:

Specific areas of regulatory work:

 Licensing and regulation of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles
Regulation of Operators’ Licences
Road Traffic Law
Applications relating to firearms certificates
Environmental Law
Health and Safety
Planning and Building Regulations
Disciplinary proceedings before the Farriers Registration Council
Disciplinary proceedings before the British Horseracing Authority
Trading Standards

Additional Areas of Law:

Serious Crime
Fraud

Professional Memberships:

Criminal Bar Association 

Interests:

Racing/point to point, running, indoor rowing, car mechanics, property project management.