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Laura Saunsbury

Consultant and head of firearms law department. Laura gives advice and representation to individuals, clubs and registered firearms dealers in relation to firearms licensing and also criminal offences involving firearms. Laura receives regular referrals from national shooting organisations such as the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, the Sportsman’s Association, the Gun Trade Association, the Country Land and Business Association, etc to advise and represent their members throughout England and Wales. Reported cases in which Laura has been involved include R v David Evans (Ct of Appeal) [2006] EWCA Crim 8 (re mandatory minimum sentence for prohibited firearms introduced shortly before that). Other cases which were unreported, but brought as test prosecutions and have informed police firearms licensing policy nationally, include R v JC Ltd 2010 (re selling of shotgun ammunition by mail order) and R v W 2010 (re definition of ‘rifle’ and types of firearms which can be held on a club firearms certificate). · Lewis Nedas Law Limited

EnglandCriminal Defence, RegulatoryFrench

About

Consultant and head of the firearms law department at Lewis Nedas Law Limited, advising and representing individuals, shooting clubs and registered firearms dealers on firearms licensing and criminal offences involving firearms across England and Wales. Regularly receives referrals from national shooting organisations and has acted in reported and test cases that have informed police firearms licensing policy; author of the British Firearms Law Handbook (Sweet & Maxwell, 2011).

Practice areas

Criminal DefenceRegulatorySports & Leisure

Office

Expertise

Firearms licensingDefence of firearms offencesAdvice to shooting clubs and registered firearms dealersWork influencing police firearms licensing policy

Education

  • Loreto College, St Albans
  • Middlesex Polytechnic (now University) — LLB (1990)
  • College of Law — Law Society Finals (1991)

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor (1993)

Languages

French