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About
Provided by Shauna Ritchie
Practice Areas
Shauna Ritchie is a leading advocate specialising in serious crime and health and safety. She regularly appears in very high profile, serious, and complex cases in both fields, including related inquests and inquiries.
Health & Safety – Shauna has particular experience in dealing with Gross Negligence and Corporate Manslaughter offences, and cases concerning work at height, hazardous substances, gas, and fire safety. She represents large corporate clients in the healthcare, leisure, and construction industries and is appointed to the List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law.
Crime – Shauna is a specialist in cases concerning serious sexual and violent offences and dealing with young and vulnerable witnesses and defendants. She is regularly instructed to defend in very high profile cases and is a Grade 4 CPS and Rape Panel Advocate, prosecuting serious and complex cases. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of criminal offences, including murder, rape, fraud, and drug offences.
Inquests – Acts for individuals, companies, government departments, and local authorities. Particular experience representing medical professionals and cases concerning workplace deaths.
Chambers UK Bar Awards - Crime Junior of the Year 2023 (Winner) - Health and Safety Junior of the Year 2018 and 2022 (Shortlisted)
Legal 500 UK Bar Awards - Shortlisted Junior of the Year - Corporate Crime (2023) - Crime and Extradition (2024)
See www.mayfairplace.com for full profile and notable cases
Career
Call - 2000 - Lincoln's Inn
LLB (Hons) - Kings College London 1999
Professional Memberships
Health & Safety Lawyers Association
Criminal Bar Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Shauna Ritchie of Mayfair Place Chambers handles health and safety law along with a diet of general criminal matters. She is regularly instructed to undertake both prosecution and defence matters involving fatal and non-fatal incidents.Ritchie also has considerable expertise in cases involving hazardous substances, particularly asbestos, and is regularly instructed to undertake inquests arising out of work-related deaths.
Shauna Ritchie handles a variety of serious crime cases, acting for both the prosecution and defence. This expertise is complemented by her excellent health and safety practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shauna deals with a lot of high-profile clients and a lot of challenging individuals. She has a really good manner about her but is also really tenacious."
"Shauna is very responsive and brings the insight that comes with having both prosecuted and defended."
"Shauna Ritchie is a wordsmith who people love to listen to.Juries hang on her every word."
"Shuana has a genuine specialism in health and safety. She'd be our go-to for any health and safety-related investigations."
"Shauna is a hard-working barrister who is a great advocate and is very knowledgeable about the case."
"She is a great advocate, good with clients and really knows what she is doing, especially on sensitive cases."
"Her approach to advocacy is skilled and on point and we get what we need on cross-examination."
"She is a safe pair of hands and gets on well with clients. She is very approachable and very easy to work with."
"Shauna deals with a lot of high-profile clients and a lot of challenging individuals. She has a really good manner about her but is also really tenacious."
"Shauna is very responsive and brings the insight that comes with having both prosecuted and defended."
"Shauna Ritchie is a wordsmith who people love to listen to.Juries hang on her every word."
"Shuana has a genuine specialism in health and safety. She'd be our go-to for any health and safety-related investigations."
"Shauna is a hard-working barrister who is a great advocate and is very knowledgeable about the case."
"She is a great advocate, good with clients and really knows what she is doing, especially on sensitive cases."
"Her approach to advocacy is skilled and on point and we get what we need on cross-examination."
"She is a safe pair of hands and gets on well with clients. She is very approachable and very easy to work with."
