What Services do I offer?

Criminal Advocacy & Litigation


  • Higher Rights Advocate with over 15 years’ experience appearing before the Magistrates and Crown Court.
  • Trusted  by Individuals, Businesses, Regulators and law firms to handle complex and sensitive criminal matters.
  • Skilled in contested hearings, trials, sentencing  and appeals. Highly experienced in serious crime,  sexual offences and the Youth Court.
  • Expertise in road traffic offences, Magistrates Court licensing appeals and quasi-criminal matters including  commercial closure orders and breach proceedings. 
  • Provides strategic advice and robust representation from investigation and interview through to Court.
  • Clear judgment and meticulous preparation resulting in confident courtroom advocacy.
  • A personal bespoke service grounded in pragmatic, outcome‑focused advice, ensuring clients’ receive  tailored support that delivers.

Regulatory Enforcement & Private Prosecutions


  • Expertise in private and regulatory prosecutions, representing both regulators and those subject to enforcement action.
  • Highly skilled in advising prosecuting authorities as well as businesses and individuals facing complex regulatory investigations and proceedings.
  • Extensive experience in criminal enforcement by CQC, Trading Standards, Local Authorities,  Streetworks, HSE, food standards and Environmental Agency. Can support with fire regulation investigations and RSPCA matters. 
  • Provides clear, focused advice on investigative strategy, evidential issues and prosecutorial decision-making. Strategic advice on streamlining and improvement of prosecution policies & effective case building for investigators.
  • Delivers practical, outcome-focused representation throughout the lifecycle of a case, from investigation to final resolution.

Inquest & Coronial Law (Advice and Representation)


  • Provides thorough compassionate representation for all Interested Persons (IPs) in Inquests including families, professionals or organisations and public bodies engaged in the Coroners Court process. Expertise in supporting effective  statement/report preparation and appropriate disclosure by Interested Persons to the Coroner.
  • Navigating complex Inquests on behalf of organisations to facilitate and ensure effective engagement by Interested Person(s) throughout an Inquest. This includes positive relationship management with Coroners’ Officers on a clients’ behalf.
  • Providing and/or facilitating effective representation of Interested Persons at Pre Inquest Review Hearings (PIRH) and Inquests.
  • Highly skilled in providing advice and assistance for organisations and public bodies  responding to Prevention of Future Death Reports (PFD) and Letters of Concern issued by a Coroner. 

Sarrah Kerslake is a consultant solicitor and legal services are regulated. Sarrah works through authorised and regulated firm Richard Nelson LLP.

Richard Nelson LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA authorisation number 547139. Partnership Number OC357136. The professional rules governing their lawyers can be found at www.sra.org.uk

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