Gary Hodgson, Esq.
Phone: +44(0)1132436601
Partner in the Regulatory Department. Main area of expertise – goods and passenger transport operations. Extensive experience in all aspects of operators licensing and other regulatory matters, regular appearances before Traffic Commissioner at the Transport Tribunal. Defence expertise before Magistrates Courts and Crown Courts throughout England and Wales on a full range of road traffic matters. Experience in transport related health and safety prosecutions including prosecutions of utmost seriousness. Regular appearance before Coroner’s Court following fatal road traffic and transport related accidents. Wide experience and particular specialisation in prosecutions arising from drivers hours, records offences and construction use offences. Recommended solicitor for the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association. Retained solicitor for many national and international transport logistic operators on regulatory transport matters. Heads team providing consultancy services on internal systems for monitoring safety and quality. Regularly lectures to trade associations on transport related matters. Regular contributor to the Trade Press generally.
Qualified 1977. Joined Ford & Warren in 1977. Became Partner in 1985.
BA. Holder of the Certificate of Professional Competence in Freight and Passenger at national level and in freight at international level.
Practicing: Regulatory
