Experience

Wyre Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of the Legal Department

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  Legal Manager,Prosecution advocacy for environmental health,health and safety,housing benefit fraud,planning enforcement.Drafting contracts and advising on procurement.FOIA manager and FOIA reviews.Deputy Monitoring Officer.Ripa Responsible Officer.Licensing legal advisor at committees.Licensing AppealsJudicial ReviewsCivil Litigation-debt advocacy at county court.Commercial rent arrears/Debts and Charging orders.

• Senior Solicitor

  • Jun 1997 - Nov 2011

  Regulatory prosecution work:environmental health,food safety,health and safety.Taxi and licensing advice at committees and Licensing appeals.Contracts and procurementRipa Responsible Officer.Civil Litigation-debt recovery/charging orders.TROs and Highway advice.



Vale Royal Borough Council

• Solicitor

  • Jun 1993 - Jun 1997

  Housing possessions- rent arrears,ASB and injunctions for ASB. Prosecutions for environmental health,health and safety,planning enforcement. Highway Closures and TROs. Housing possessions- rent arrears,ASB and injunctions for ASB. Prosecutions for environmental health,health and safety,planning enforcement. Highway Closures and TROs.



Caradon Council

• Cornwall

• Assistant solicitor

  • Jun 1992 - Jun 1993

  Regulatory prosecutions-food safety,health and safety,planning enforcement. Housing possessions for rent arrears and ASB. Environmental health appeals. Deputy Monitoring Officer. Regulatory prosecutions-food safety,health and safety,planning enforcement. Housing possessions for rent arrears and ASB. Environmental health appeals. Deputy Monitoring Officer.



Forbes and Partners

• Lancashire

• Assistant solicitor

  • Sep 1990 - Jun 1992

  Criminal defence work,trials, guilty pleas.Instructing Counsel.Taxi Licensing. Criminal defence work,trials, guilty pleas.Instructing Counsel.Taxi Licensing.



Dunham Brindley and Linn

• Wolverhampton

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Sep 1988 - Sep 1990