Nathan Taylor-Allkins
Partner
Criminal Law Regulatory Matters Road Traffic Offences Road Transport & Logistics
Nathan brings a tenacious approach to case preparation, specialising in the representation of individuals and businesses against prosecutions brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, Trading Standards, the Health and Safety Executive, and other enforcement agencies.
Specialist Areas:
Criminal Defence & White‑Collar Crime
Defending individuals and businesses facing serious criminal allegations, including fraud, financial crime and business-related prosecutions. Advising strategically from first interview through to trial. He has extensive experience in high‑stakes and complex cases, including the most serious criminal offences.
Regulatory, Environmental & Compliance Matters
Advising businesses and individuals on a wide range of regulatory and enforcement issues, including health and safety prosecutions, environmental offences, fire safety investigations and statutory appeals. Nathan supports clients both reactively, when proceedings have started and proactively, helping to manage risk, ensure compliance and protect reputations.
Road Traffic & Motoring Offences
Providing robust defence in all aspects of motoring law, from alleged speeding and driving offences to special reasons and exceptional hardship hearings. Nathan is known for early, pragmatic advice designed to minimise risk and achieve the best possible outcome at court.
Licensing Law
Regularly acting in matters involving taxi and private hire licensing, alcohol and premises licences, advising on applications, appeals and council enforcement action.
Road Transport & Logistics
Advising operators, professional drivers and fleet businesses on the full range of HGV, PSV and transport regulatory regimes, including compliance, investigations, prosecutions and operator licence issues. Nathan works closely with businesses to keep vehicles on the road and protect their commercial interests.
Prior to joining Woodfines, Nathan completed a four-year law sandwich degree at Nottingham Trent University, which included spending the third year of his studies on placement at a criminal law firm in central London.
He then gained a distinction on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, Bloomsbury, while continuing to work part-time at his placement law firm. Nathan joined Woodfines as a trainee solicitor in 2013, qualifying into the Crime and Regulatory department in 2015. In April 2022, he progressed to Partner.
Specialist Areas:
Criminal Defence & White‑Collar Crime
Defending individuals and businesses facing serious criminal allegations, including fraud, financial crime and business-related prosecutions. Advising strategically from first interview through to trial. He has extensive experience in high‑stakes and complex cases, including the most serious criminal offences.
Regulatory, Environmental & Compliance Matters
Advising businesses and individuals on a wide range of regulatory and enforcement issues, including health and safety prosecutions, environmental offences, fire safety investigations and statutory appeals. Nathan supports clients both reactively, when proceedings have started and proactively, helping to manage risk, ensure compliance and protect reputations.
Road Traffic & Motoring Offences
Providing robust defence in all aspects of motoring law, from alleged speeding and driving offences to special reasons and exceptional hardship hearings. Nathan is known for early, pragmatic advice designed to minimise risk and achieve the best possible outcome at court.
Licensing Law
Regularly acting in matters involving taxi and private hire licensing, alcohol and premises licences, advising on applications, appeals and council enforcement action.
Road Transport & Logistics
Advising operators, professional drivers and fleet businesses on the full range of HGV, PSV and transport regulatory regimes, including compliance, investigations, prosecutions and operator licence issues. Nathan works closely with businesses to keep vehicles on the road and protect their commercial interests.
Prior to joining Woodfines, Nathan completed a four-year law sandwich degree at Nottingham Trent University, which included spending the third year of his studies on placement at a criminal law firm in central London.
He then gained a distinction on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, Bloomsbury, while continuing to work part-time at his placement law firm. Nathan joined Woodfines as a trainee solicitor in 2013, qualifying into the Crime and Regulatory department in 2015. In April 2022, he progressed to Partner.
More about Nathan
What was your first job?
My first proper job was working on the fish counter at Waitrose (the smell did linger somewhat…) but my first job in law was as a court logger at Northampton Crown Court, which I loved. I had to keep a log of everything that happened during all the proceedings and got to observe some fantastic advocates and barristers. It sparked my passion for criminal law and set me on my path to becoming a lawyer.
If you weren’t a lawyer or in your current profession, what would you be doing?
My dream would be to work with big cats (lions predominately) in Africa but the reality is probably something either to do with sport or a teacher.
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