The South East
Our LQPs in the South East
South East Regional Point of Contact
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South East Region LQPs
The South Eastern LQPs assist the Police Misconduct Panels in cases concerning officers from Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, and Thames Valley Police.
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To contact any of this Region's LQPs, please email info@policemisconductlqps.co.uk
South Eastern LQPs
Derek Marshall
Derek Marshall LLB MCIArb. was called to the Bar in 1980 and has practiced in Southampton ever since. He was a founder member of College Chambers in 1989 and retired as Head of Chambers in 2021 although he remains a full member.
He now works exclusively as a Civil Dispute Mediator, Family Finance Arbitrator, Private FDR and ENE Judge and as the Independent Legally Qualified Advisor to Police Misconduct Panels. He was appointed a Legally Qualified Chair of Police Misconduct Panels in 2019 and transferred to the new regime in 2024 where he sits in the south-east and south-west regions.
He is accredited with the Civil Mediation Council and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Away from Chambers, Derek is Chair of the Board of The YOU Trust, a prominent local charity involved in supporting people and families in the community.
Giles Pengelly
Giles was Called to the Bar in 2017 and is a criminal barrister on the Midlands and Oxford Circuit working out of No.5 Chambers, Birmingham. Giles was appointed a Legally Qualified Chair of the Police Misconduct Panels in 2023 for the South Eastern Region. When the law changed in 2024, Giles transitioned over into being a Legally Qualified Person and was re-appointed to the South Eastern Region; Giles was then further appointed to both the North Western Region and parts of the South Western Region. In 2024, Giles was elected the Vice Chair of the National Association of LQPs.
Stephen Gowland
Stephen sits as a legally qualified advisor for twenty-two police forces across England and Wales, having since 2016 chaired police misconduct hearings. He also chairs hearings for UK registered doctors for the medical tribunal practitioners service and sits as an employment judge and as a judge in the social entitlement chamber. In addition, he works as an associate with the College of Policing assisting them with recruitment and promotion for UK police forces.
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He first developed an interest in police matters in the 1990’s when he represented North East police forces in relation to civil claims brought against them.
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In his spare time, he enjoys reading about ancient history and spending holidays in his campervan.
Jennifer Ferrario
Jennifer Ferrario qualified as a Solicitor in 1996 and was called to the bar in 2007. She began working in police misconduct in 1998 when she represented police officers all over the country and it was this extensive advocacy that led to her transfer to the Bar. She worked as in house Counsel for Greater Manchester Police 2012 – 2017 and was responsible for creating and updating misconduct processes, and for advising on and presenting complex misconduct cases.
Upon joining a set of Manchester Chambers in 2017, Jennifer began to represent police forces as well as officers and continues to do so. Her practice is divided equally between employment law and professional misconduct and Jennifer sits as a Legally Qualified Chair for the General Pharmaceutical Council and as a Legal Adviser for the General Optical Council. Having been appointed as a Legally Qualified Chair in police misconduct hearings in 2023 for the East Midlands and South East England regions, Jennifer has transferred to sit as a Legally Qualified Person. Jennifer is the Head of the Police Misconduct team at Chambers and a mentor in professional misconduct for the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.
Arwel Jones
Arwel is a LQP appointed to the South East and North West regions, having previously been appointed a Legally Qualified Chair of Police Misconduct Panels.
He previously was a prosecutor for many years, working for the Crown Prosecution Service, the Department for Business and the Insolvency Service.
In addition to sitting as a Recorder in the Crown Court, Arwel is a Visiting Lecturer at the City Law School (City St George's, University of London) where he teaches criminal litigation and advocacy on the Bar Vocational Studies course.
Laura Austin
Laura Austin (LL.M Honours, Distinction).
Laura was called to the Bar in 2001. She conducted criminal defence work for 18 years both in the UK and abroad, before joining a Local Authority full-time, undertaking criminal prosecutions and enforcement work.
Laura also delivers training for a national company responsible for delivering accredited courses to public sector enforcement professionals.
Laura was appointed a Chair of the Integrity Panel for UK Sport in 2019, responsible for imposing sanctions against athletes whom are members of the world class programme. She was appointed a member of the CIMA Appeals Panel in 2022 and a Fee-paid Judge of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal in 2024.
Laura was appointed as an LQC and is now an LQP in the South-East region.
Paul Humpherson
Paul was called to the Bar in 2010 and is a criminal and regulatory barrister at 6KBW College Hill. His practice has incorporated both courtroom advocacy (for prosecution and defence) in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal, and more academic engagement with the law through his work as a university law fellow with links to King’s College London and the University of Oxford. Paul was seconded to the Law Commission between 2014 and 2016 where he led on several law reform projects which led to new legislation, including on Contempt of Court and the codification of the law of sentencing (which culminated in the Sentencing Act 2020). Paul is also a founding director of Tap Social, an award-winning social enterprise established to create training and employment opportunities to people serving and recently released from prison sentences.
Paul sits as an LQC, and since the 2024 changes as an LQP, on police misconduct panels for forces across the South East.
