Alex McHugh

Barrister, Pump Court Chambers

Alex McHugh joined Pump Court Chambers following successful completion of his pupillage. His key areas of practice are criminal defence, family, and landlord & tenant disputes.

Prior to joining Chambers, Alex worked as a paralegal for a number of years at a Legal 500 firm in London. Two of those years were spent in crime under the stewardship of extremely experienced senior partners. Alex helped manage cases from beginning to end and represented all manner of clients in respect of a full range of alleged offences.

As counsel, Alex defends his clients throughout every stage of proceedings. Alex accepts private and, where applicable, publicly funded briefs on road traffic offences, and has experience in representing clients in relation to speeding, drinking driving, “totting up”, and causing injury by dangerous driving offences.

Alex predominantly works across the Western Circuit, London, and the South East.

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Speeding offences

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the offence of speeding which is created by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (RTRA 1984). It includes evidence and admissibility in speeding cases and the statutory and non-statutory defences and provides examples from case law. This Practice Note includes the sentence applicable for a speeding offence.

Corporate Crime

Statutory contempt of court

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the finding of contempt of court under section 2 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, previously known as the sub judice rule and the statutory defences available to a newspaper or publisher. It explains quasi-contempt and the other statutory offences for contempt of court.

Corporate Crime

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