I am a Senior Solicitor working in the Private Prosecution team.
Thus far I have spent my career working in firms in the Teesside area. I trained at another local firm and qualified as a solicitor in 2007. In 2010, I joined Watson Woodhouse’s sister firm, Macks Solicitors, before moving across to join Watson Woodhouse in 2023.
I spent the early stages of my career working in general civil litigation, before moving on to practice solely in personal injury and clinical negligence. As a cyclist, I took a keen interest in helping the victims of cycling accidents and I was able to build a specialist cycling accident department at Macks assisting them to become national specialists in that field.
In 2023, I was invited to join Watson Woodhouse’s expanding Private Prosecution team. I now work exclusively within this growing team, working alongside several other lawyers, including James Watson. As a team, we can collectively draw on extensive experience in both criminal and civil practice to best assist and advise in this niche area. I represent clients nationally and specialise in privately prosecuting offences of dishonesty, typically fraud or theft, in situations where the police might be unwilling or unable to assist. I find this is an extremely rewarding area of work.
I will always endeavour to take the time to listen to my clients, fully assess their evidence, and provide careful and reasoned advice. I am conscious that many of my clients have little knowledge of the justice system and may already have been let down by the public prosecuting authorities.
