Christian Jowett

Barrister, 30 Park Place, Cardiff and 36 Group, London

Christian’s core specialisms lie in regulatory law and in administrative law.

Christian’s environmental crime practice focuses primarily on waste, but extends to the whole calendar of environmental offending. He has a particular interest in subsidiary confiscation and asset recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which is best represented by R v Morgan [2013] EWCA Crim. 1307, [2014] 1 All E.R. 1208, [2014] Env.L.R. 5, [2013] Lloyd's Rep FC 655, an appeal arising from an environmental prosecution, which concerned the interface between criminal confiscation, environmental regulation, landfill tax and the effect of Article 1, Protocol 1 to the ECHR.

A longstanding member of the Wales Working Party of the UK Environmental Law Association, Christian was elected to its National Council in 2017 with special responsibility for Wales, and has for several years co-convened UKELA’s Wales Devolved Group.

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Environment Agency—powers to investigate environmental crime

Practice notes

This Practice Note explains the powers which the Environment Agency (EA) has to investigate and prosecute environmental crime in England. It covers powers under the Environment Act 1995, s 108 (section 108 powers), the application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), powers of entry, interviews under caution, compulsory interviews, power to obtain samples and documents as well as considering the offence of obstructing an officer.

Corporate Crime

Natural Resources Wales—powers to investigate environmental crime

Practice notes

This Practice Note explains the powers of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to investigate and prosecute environmental crime in Wales. It covers the role and remit of NRW, powers under section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 (section 108 powers), the application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), powers of entry, interviews under caution, compulsory interviews as well as the criminal offence of obstructing an officer.

Corporate Crime