Stephen Brassington
UK Bar Guide 2025
Star Individuals : Professional Discipline
Star Individuals
About
Provided by Stephen Brassington
Practice Areas
Stephen Brassington is rightly regarded as a leading practitioner in Professional Discipline and was named Chambers and Partners Junior of the Year 2016. In Chambers UK 2021, he continues his status as a star individual, described as “fearless” and “brilliant.”
Chambers UK calls him “a class operator,” while L500 praises him as “an extraordinarily effective advocate,” adding, “they should sell tickets to watch his cross-examination of experts”. He advises and acts primarily in cases arising from healthcare, sports, education, and legal industries.
Stephen also undertakes a significant amount of Health and Safety defence work, in particular advising and assisting in defence of criminal prosecutions and at Coronial Inquests.
His background in criminal defence includes representing clients facing allegations of murder, manslaughter (including gross negligence), and other non-fatal offences of violence, sexual offences, substantial drugs supply and importation, counterfeit pharmaceuticals and others. He also has extensive experience of cases of fraud, money laundering and other financial wrongdoing. Notable cases included defending in a conspiracy to kidnap Victoria Beckham, and in a £multi-million conspiracy to defraud Microsoft.
Winner of the Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Law Junior of the Year at The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2022, Stephen has also recently been shortlisted for the 2023 award.
Professional Memberships
• 2022: Winner of Legal 500 UK Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Junior of the year
• Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
• Health & Safety Lawyers Association
• Criminal Bar Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Stephen Brassington is an outstanding advocate with a varied practice, focusing particularly on the defence of medical professionals. He has experience appearing in disciplinary proceedings brought by the GMC and GDC, as well as at inquests. He also represents the Football Association and the General Optical Council in prosecutions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is an utter marvel when cross-examining experts. Forensic, meticulous in his preparation, measured in his questions but brutal in his effect. He makes the near impossible seem utterly effortless."
"The king of professional discipline, he is amazing in every aspect of his work."
"Stephen is a man of detail, quick on his feet and superb in the courtroom. I couldn't recommend him highly enough."
"He is an utter marvel when cross-examining experts. Forensic, meticulous in his preparation, measured in his questions but brutal in his effect. He makes the near impossible seem utterly effortless."
"The king of professional discipline, he is amazing in every aspect of his work."
"Stephen is a man of detail, quick on his feet and superb in the courtroom. I couldn't recommend him highly enough."
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