Robin is a specialist regulatory barrister. He represents corporate clients and regulators in the retail, financial services, and life sciences sectors.
He is ranked by the legal directories as a leading practitioner in seven areas:
Robin is an experienced trial advocate and regularly appears in the Crown Court. Known for providing clear strategic advice, he is instructed by a wide range of corporate, institutional, and public sector clients. Robin is ranked as a leading practitioner in Business and Regulatory Crime (including Global Investigations) by The Legal 500.
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Robin is ranked as a leading practitioner in Consumer Law by Chambers & Partners. In 2023, he was shortlisted for the Legal 500 Group Litigation and Consumer Junior of the Year Award.
Robin undertakes both civil and criminal work in this area. He has particular experience of:
Robin is a contributing editor of Consumer and Trading Standards: Law and Practice, 4th-12th editions (“the Pink Book”), editor of the Consumer and Trading Law Cases law reports (2015 – 2018, 2024 – present), and former author of the criminal law chapter in Miller: Product Liability and Safety Encyclopaedia. He has delivered seminars on related subjects, including to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and the Office of Product Safety and Standards, and is a regular contributor to Gough Square Live.
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Robin has in-depth knowledge of consumer credit law. He is ranked as a leading practitioner in Consumer Finance by Chambers & Partners and in Banking & Finance (including Consumer Credit) by The Legal 500.
Robin has expertise in retail lending requirements and compliance with the technical requirements of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, its subordinate regulations, and CONC. He represents retail lenders and high street banks in consumer credit cases across England & Wales on an essentially constant basis.
In 2020, he appeared in the landmark month-long payday lending test case of Kerrigan v Elevate Credit International Ltd T/A Sunny [2020] EWHC 2169 (Comm) (led by Ruth Bala). The case remains one of the leading authorities on the unfair relationship regime under ss.140A-C of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
Robin is the co-editor (together with Fred Philpott) of Consumer Credit, Atkin’s Court Forms, Vol 11(2) (2023). He and Fred also jointly edit Consumer Credit, The Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, Vol 12(1)A (2023). Robin is also the author of the chapter on the Consumer Credit Sourcebook (CONC) in the Practitioner’s Guide to the UK’s Financial Services Rulebooks.
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Twice seconded to the Financial Conduct Authority, Robin undertakes the full scope of advisory, drafting, and court work in this area. Robin regularly advises and acts for firms and individuals in their dealings with the FCA relating to enforcement, supervision, and authorisation issues. He is ranked as a leading practitioner in Financial Services and Fintech Regulation by The Legal 500.
Robin has significant advocacy experience in this area, appearing as sole counsel on behalf of firms in contested matters before the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) and the Upper Tribunal.
Robin is one of the two general editors of The Encyclopedia of Financial Services Law (Sweet & Maxwell), one of the two authors of Financial Services Litigation (Oxford University Press), a contributing author to A Practitioner’s Guide to the UK Financial Services Rulebooks (Sweet & Maxwell), and author of a number of published articles on related topics.
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Robin is ranked as a leading practitioner in Health and Safety by the Legal 500. He brings in-depth regulatory expertise and courtroom experience to complex enforcement work – often at the intersection of product safety and mainstream health & safety regulation.
Robin represents businesses, regulators, and individuals in matters involving corporate risk, regulatory compliance, and health and safety enforcement. He is well placed to assist both businesses and regulators in Crown Court prosecutions, inquests, and related High Court challenges.
Robin is ranked as one of the few leading practitioners in Life Sciences Regulatory by Chambers & Partners. He has extensive experience representing businesses in regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions, and judicial review proceedings.
Robin advises and represents clients in their dealings with local and national regulators, including the FSA and the MHRA – often in matters involving the regulatory classification of products (e.g. novel foods, borderline medicinal products, and traditional herbal medicines).
His expertise covers a wide range of life sciences matters, including:
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Robin has a strong track record in product safety enforcement and compliance, acting for both corporate clients and regulators in criminal proceedings, regulatory investigations, and related civil challenges. His work spans a wide range of industries (including toys, cosmetics, and construction products) and involves advising on both UK and EU product safety regimes.
Robin is the former author of the criminal law chapter in Miller: Product Liability and Safety Encyclopaedia. He has delivered seminars on related subjects, including to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and the Office of Product Safety and Standards, and is a regular contributor to Gough Square Live.
Robin acts in serious professional disciplinary proceedings across a range of sectors. He advises professionals from the earliest stages of investigation through to contested hearings and appeals, combining technical understanding of complex regulatory regimes with a calm and strategic approach to advocacy. He has particular experience of matters before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulatory Decisions Committee, and the Upper Tribunal.
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