Laura Irvine
Partner and Head of Regulatory Law at Davidson Chalmers Stewart LLP Accredited Specialist in Data Protection Law
As Head of the Regulatory Team at Davidson Chalmers Stewart and a Criminal Solicitor Advocate, I represent corporate clients and individuals who find themselves in trouble with the Regulators: whether the police, HSE, SEPA, ICO, Care Inspectorate or any of the other Government agencies who are increasingly involved in the regulation of all that we do in the work place.
As a former procurator fiscal depute with COPFS, with 20 years of working throughout the court of Scotland, I know my way around the criminal justice system and provide my clients with invaluable insight into what to expect from regulators and the Crown.
I am also passionate about data protection, privacy and information law and I was part of the only legal team in the UK to have successfully overturned a data breach fine imposed under the Data Protection Act 1998 – see Scottish Borders Council v the Information Commissioner.