Austin Welch

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About Austin Welch

Austin Welch is a specialist in regulatory law, focusing on health and safety, inquests and public inquiries. Austin represents clients in relation to health and safety, fire safety, food safety and product safety offences. He is regularly instructed to represent companies and individuals charged with regulatory offences in both the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court. Austin is experienced in representing clients from a wide variety of industries and is known for providing clear, commercial advice. Austin also represents clients in public inquiries and inquests, particularly those involving health and safety issues. He has appeared in some of the most high profile and complex inquests and public inquiries in recent years and represents companies, individuals and family members who are granted interested person or core participant status. Austin is recognised by the leading legal directories as being a leading junior in health and safety law, inquests and public inquiries. “He was on the money with everything; quick to draft under serious time pressure, and his commitment is phenomenal.” – Chambers & Partners, 2023 – Health & Safety - Band 2 Inquest & Inquiries “Very good on the law and persuasive: he is able to get coroners on his side. Austin is also excellent with the clients and they trust him.” – Chambers & Partners, 2023 – Inquests & Public Inquiries - Band 1 “Austin is an excellent senior leading junior. A superb advocate with a commanding presence and natural gravitas in the courtroom. He is unflappable during cross-examination, holds real weight with clients and delivers strategic and well thought out advice in a clear and accessible way. He is highly personable and fosters a true sense of collaboration” – Legal 500, 2023 – Inquests and Inquiries – Tier 1 “Austin is incredibly hard working, giving his time generously and diligently to a case. His technical knowledge of business and regulatory law is second to none; he is a quick thinking master strategist, who easily finds the best way through any legal or practical issue. He immediately gains the confidence of his clients with his straightforward and tactful approach. He is a compelling advocate.” – Legal 500, 2023 – Business and Regulatory Crime – Tier 1