Kathryn Pitters

Junior B

27 Jan

Written By Nick Calton, Toucan Creative

Call: 2008

Kathryn Pitters

The London School of Economics: Law LLB

The University of Oxford: Criminal Law and Policy MSc

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Kathryn Pitters has an extensive background in regulatory work, criminal defence and prosecution, representing clients in complex and high-profile cases. Kathryn previously held positions as an associate within Irwin Mitchell LLP and Capsticks Solicitors. With over a decade of practice at the independent Bar on the Northern, Eastern, and South Eastern circuits, Kathryn has solidified her experience in regulatory and criminal work.

Kathryn has advised and represented families, professionals, and companies during inquests, particularly when there were concerns related to the care provided to the deceased by the Trust. Her expertise includes managing intricate inquests that have garnered significant press attention. Additionally, she has successfully defended professionals such as solicitors, doctors, nurses, accountants, dentists, and psychotherapists before their respective regulatory bodies during interim, review, final hearings and at the High Court.

Kathryn has provided advice on Care Quality Commission and Ofsted investigations and crafted written representations, as well as defended multiple cases prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive and appealed against DBS barring decisions.

In her criminal work, Kathryn has represented defendants in a variety of cases, including fraud, sexual offenses, possession of indecent images, violence, and drug offenses within the Crown Court.

Kathryn has provided advice or Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Waterloo Road.

Kathryn holds Direct Access qualifications with practicing certificate litigation rights and has been listed in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 for her contributions to criminal work. Whilst at the Independent Bar Kathryn was listed on multiple occasions within the Legal 500 for professional discipline.

Expertise

Regulatory

• Advised and represented families, professionals, and companies during high-stakes inquests where significant concerns were raised regarding the care provided to the deceased by the Trust. These complex inquests often attracted substantial media attention.

• Provided exemplary representation for professionals, including solicitors, doctors, nurses, accountants, dentists, and psychotherapists, before their respective regulatory bodies during interim, review, and final hearings.

• Presented cases on behalf of Social Work England and for the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) before fitness to practice committees and before the High Court.

• Achieved considerable success in preparing representations for the General Dental Council’s (GDC) case examiners on behalf of numerous members of the British Dental Association.

• Skillfully appeared before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service to advocate for doctors, including senior consultants, in intricate cases presented by the General Medical Council (GMC).

• Delivered expert advice concerning Care Quality Commission (CQC) investigations and meticulously prepared written representations.

• Defended a multitude of cases prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive. • Represented teachers before the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

• Provided robust defense for solicitors facing serious professional misconduct allegations before the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

• Representation for students during university disciplinary investigations/hearings and representation with appeals to the ombudsman.

• Appeals against Ofsted and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

• Training support for Trusts regarding the Coronial Process.

• Regularly listed in the Legal 500 for regulatory work.

Financial Services Regulatory Work

Advised various clients in relation to FCA issues, including:

• European Insurer selling insurance products in the UK post Brexit; review of the Insurers PRIIPS KID documentation to ensure compliance with recent UK regulations and FCA’s consumer duty obligations.

• Several M&A deals valued at between £35 – £60m; submission of multiple change of control applications to the FCA and advice on notification of breaches of FCA regulations.

• International bank regarding investigations on conduct rule breaches and provision and submission of FCA regulatory references.

• FCA regulated parts of Irwin Mitchell business/ financial instructions regarding application for FCA’s clawback provisions.

• AML advice and reviews of documentation, policies and procedures.

• Senior executive (CEO) regarding FCA conduct rules breaches.

• Board of Directors of a FTSE 250 company around potential AML breaches and a fraud committed by an employee; reporting to the Police and regulator.

• Provided training to the Board of Directors on Bribery and Corruption, Fraud and Corporate Manslaughter.

• A motor finance business regarding finance agreements.

• Director accused of fraud by the FCA at Southwark Crown Court.

Criminal Work

• R v S (and others) 2024: Represented D1 in a 7 million fraud at Hull Crown Court

• R v A 2022: Represented a defendant who was charged with historic sexual offences during a fitness ot plead trial at Hull Crown Court leading to most of the offences not being proved and an absolute discharge imposed.

• R v B 2023 (Sheffield Crown Court): Defendant charged with historic sexual offences against his daughter.

• Representation of numerous defendants’ charges with the possession of indecent images.

• Representation of numerous defendants charged with offences of violence or with drug offences within the Crown Court.

• Provision of advice in respect of appeals to the Court of Appeal against conviction/sentence

• Acted as led junior (Grade 3 Prosecutor) in cases prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office, the FCA, HMRC and the Pensions Regulator.

• Advised on private prosecutions.

• Advisor to ITV in respect of their scripts for Emmerdale. Previously advised Coronation Street and Waterloo Road.

• Direct Access Qualified with practicing certificate litigation rights.

• Listed in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 for criminal work.