Real world experience

I have always been interested in advocacy and so began my training as a Barrister in London. I worked at the Bar for 10years, specialising in Planning Law and Judicial Review. My work has involved me representing local residents at planning inquiries and in Court, on all manner of landuse disputes including housing proposals, industrial land, supermarkets, gypsies and travellers, farmland and conservation areas.

In 2005, the Attorney General appointed me to the specialist Panel of Treasury Counsel, which meant that I represented Government Departments in Court. This work has seen me defend the Home Secretary in immigration cases, the Parole Board in challenges by prisoners in HM Prisons, and the Ministry of Defence in matters relating to the armed forces. I was also involved in the lengthy Guantanamo Bay Inquiry into the treatment of detainees by US and UK forces.

As a self employed Barrister, I ran my own small business for 10years, represented a variety of different clients (including small and large businesses, victims of domestic violence, farmers and soldiers) and took on tough opponents in the confrontational court system.

I have stopped representing people in court to be a full-time Candidate here in Fareham. If elected, I look forward to speaking up for you as a full-time Member of Parliament.