Kris Berlevy provides training to BTP and Surrey and Sussex police - Feb 2023
Kris has 20 years of specialist experience practising in both regulatory crime and non-crime. Kris has very significant expertise in local authority prosecutions in all regulatory areas which include false accounting, benefit fraud, environmental protection act and building regulations cases. Kris has a recognised expertise in taxi licensing appeals and alcohol licensing.
Kris Berlevy deals with civil applications on behalf of the Chief Constables of Surrey and Sussex, together with other civil matters including planning enforcement appeals, public inquiries, traffic commissioner appeals and general civil litigation. Kris recently secured an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction against the background of a long running and bitter neighbour dispute. Kris is also instructed in coroner’s inquests on behalf of the police, Local authorities and NHS Foundation Trusts.
Kris also takes instruction prosecuting and defending animal welfare cases and has done so over many years.
Affable, knowledgeable and easy to get on with, Kris is an excellent advocate of choice.
Regulatory Crime- R v Ali (Salah): leading case on POCA pursuant to breaches of planning enforcement notices where the landlord illegally sublet subdivided properties in North London without planning permission deriving over £1m in rent.
Kris also takes instruction prosecuting and defending animal welfare cases and has done so over many years.
Alcohol licensing: sub- committee review and appeals to magistrates’ courts against licensing committee decisions
Education appeals both the Governing Board and higher appeals.
Kris accepts work from lay clients via Direct Access. You can view his profile here.
Kris acts for several Police forces and is regularly instructed on the following:
- Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI applications and breaches)
- Closure order applications
- Disclosure applications and responses
- Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPO applications and breaches)
- Notification Order applications
- Sexual Harm Prevention Order applications (SHPO’s)
- Sexual Risk Order applications (SRO)
- Inquests
Kris Berlevy successfully prosecutes GBH with intent - Mar 2018
Kris Berlevy concludes trial concerning Defendant accused of stabbing a female through the chest which caused the knife blade to cut through her lung, liver, diaphragm and into her heart. Miraculously...
Kriston Berlevy joins Crown Office Row - Aug 2017
