Hugh Rowland

Solicitor - Partner - COLP, MLRO, MLCO

SRA ID: 136571

I joined Gotelee in 1987 after training in Sussex My cases cover all aspects of criminal law but I have a particular expertise in all forms of regulatory enforcement including health & safety, animal welfare, planning, fire safety, highways and statutory nuisance, trading standards, confiscation, cash seizure, road traffic and licensing. I achieve the best outcomes that can be achieved. Sometimes that can be measured in an acquittal and sometimes in the mitigation of a sentence. I deal with cases perceptively and sensitively but I am also clear and forthright in my advice. I do not pull my punches. I am thorough in my approach and I have excellent professional relationships with fellow professionals. I am both well known and well respected in the criminal justice system regionally and through the many contacts that I have nationally. I am an accredited criminal law practitioner and higher rights court advocate and I am qualified in health and safety law from the UEA. I am also the firm’s quality procedures partner and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer. Away from the firm, I was a Committee member of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association for 16 years, before stepping down in 2017 and I represent the Law Society on court committees. I am also a director of Ipswich CAB. Clients I help clients who are on the receiving end of the power of the state – whether it be the police, a government department or agency or a local authority. I represent clients who are arrested or who attend voluntarily for interview. I advise clients on criminal liability following charge or summons and I represent clients at court. My clients are highly delighted with the service they receive and the quality of advice and representation provided and I know that because they tell me so. Clients tell me that I understand their cases and I understand them. I am identified as a leading individual in my field of work by The Legal 500 2017, and am quoted to “bring considerable expertise in both criminal and regulatory cases.” The Legal 500 (2017): ‘Veteran litigator Hugh Rowland has many years’ experience in health and safety law and is known for his strong niche practice in the defence and prosecution of enforcement matters’.