About Stephen
Over the last 15 years, Stephen has developed a very successful direct professional access practice and has expanded particularly into regulatory, compliance and professional disciplinary fields, utilising his honed tactical and forensic skills culitvated before juries. He has advised and represented professionals from a variety of disciplines when regulatory problems have arisen, and has particular experience before sporting tribunals where he has sat as the Appeal Chair of an international sporting body, and has carried out investigations in relation to sporting safeguarding issues.
Public & Regulatory
Stephen's significant public and regulatory experience includes acting in cases involving:
- Financial regulations
- Other regulatory work, including the General Dental Council
- Trading standards
- Private prosecutions
- Health and Safety
- Planning enforcement
- Inquests
- Disciplinary tribunals
- Corporate governance and bribery
- Inquiries
Sports
Stephen has successfully represented sportsmen and women (some of national significance) before their disciplinary bodies for a variety of matters. He has sat as the Legal Chair of a Disciplinary Appeal Panel involving international athletes.
Stephen has been instructed to investigate an Olympic athlete’s conduct following a series of complaints. He has recently advised an international club on match-fixing issues and investigations by the ICC. He has also advised in relation to matters before the British Horseracing Authority.
Crime
Stephen has represented clients and prosecuted cases a wide range of criminal cases, including:
- Sexual offences
- Fraud
- Proceeds of crime and money laundering
- Bribery and corruption
- Espionage
- Hijacking
- Abuse of process
- Homicide
- Kidnapping and blackmail
- Drugs
- Computer crime and copyright theft
- Explosives and firearms
- Modern slavery
- Criminal appeals
- Military law and Courts Martial
Memberships & Advisory
- Associate - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- The Criminal Bar Association
- The Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association
- The British Academy of Forensic Sciences
- The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- The Health and Safety Lawyers Association
- The Public Access Bar Association
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how, why and for how long Stephen Harvey KC will process or retain your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If Stephen has been instructed by you, your litigation friend, your solicitor or agent, or through a pro bono referral, it is necessary to process your personal data in order to provide legal services. This may include advising on the prospects of litigation, advising on the value of a claim, representation at hearings or trial, and reviewing legal issues or evidence.
Recipients of your data
Depending on the nature of your case, data may be shared with courts and tribunals, your solicitors or agents, witnesses, experts, other legal representatives, ombudsmen or regulators, education and examining bodies, and current, past or prospective employers.
Special categories of data
Some matters require processing special category personal data, including information about health, ethnicity, religion, trade union membership, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal allegations and convictions. Such data will only be processed where necessary to represent you or advise on your claim.
Retention
Your personal data will be retained for no longer than necessary and, where possible, anonymised. In general, records relating to cases are retained for at least six years to comply with professional obligations under the Bar Code of Conduct and tax record-keeping obligations.
Once your case has concluded and any fees have been paid, only the personal data necessary for regulatory compliance, conflict checking, defence of complaints or fee disputes, and reference in future similar cases will be retained.
Your rights
You may request confirmation that your personal data is being processed, request a copy of that data, request rectification of inaccurate data, object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request erasure where the GDPR permits it. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although doing so may mean Stephen can no longer provide the legal services requested.
Security
Appropriate physical and technical measures are taken to safeguard your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse or disclosure.
Complaints or queries
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, or how your personal data is used, please email clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk or the clerks at clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk, or call 01823 247 247.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Further information is available at ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.
Work with Stephen
Send us your details and a member of the clerking team will be in touch. Or call us now on 01823 247 247.