Alison Lambert

Practice Areas

Regulatory Crime and Consumer Law

Food Safety

Fire Safety.

Licensing (Taxi and Liquor).

Environmental.

Health & Safety.

Career

Called to the Bar in 2005.

Alison’s practice places particular emphasis on all aspects of Local Authority prosecutions and enforcement and covers all areas of Local Authority work including Trading Standards, Right to Buy fraud, tenancy fraud, planning enforcement, fly tipping, noise abatement, animal regulations and anti-social behaviour.

Alison’s Trading Standards practice includes, but is not limited to, offences under the Fraud Act 2006, The Companies Act 2006, The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (and associated Regulations), The Consumer Protection Act 1987, The Trade Marks Act 1994 and The Food Safety Act 1990.

Alison has prosecuted multi-handed cases and has extensive experience in confiscation proceedings.

In 2014 Alison was appointed as Standing Counsel to the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.

Alison also regularly accepts instructions concerning firearms and shotgun appeals from Police Authorities.

Alison is also instructed by Local Authorities and Regulators when they appear as Interested Persons at Inquests.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

South Eastern Circuit

Publications

Contributor to Consumer and Trading Standards: Law and Practice

Personal

Alison enjoys travel, fine dining, walking the dog and reading in her spare time.