Sophie Cartwright QC, who is a recognised leader in administrative and public law, inquests and inquiries, professional discipline and health and safety, was appointed to silk in the 2020 competition. Sophie – who also sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court on the Northern Circuit and as an Assistant Coroner – was raised in Lancashire and attended St Augustine’s Roman Catholic High School in Billington and took her A levels at Blackburn College. With no familial connections with the legal profession, Sophie discovered her vocation when a friend of her father arranged for Sophie to do work experience with […]
Craig Hassall QC was one of 116 new silks appointed in 2021 at the silk ceremony delayed until 1st November 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions earlier in the year. Craig is head of the regulatory and public law team at PSQB, and his regulatory practice includes serious health and safety and healthcare cases, often involving fatalities. He appears for both regulators and potential defendants at numerous inquests, and his regulatory crime practice encompasses criminal proceedings brought by a wide range of other regulators in the areas of environmental crime, trading standards, fire safety and food safety. Craig grew up in Scunthorpe in […]