Simon Joyston-Bechal, a leading specialist regulatory defence lawyer, has been appointed by the Motorsport UK Board to the honorary position of Observer to the Board of Directors.

The Motorsport UK Board Directors welcome Simon and look forward to receiving his valuable insights and observations at Board meetings.

Having previously qualified as a doctor, Simon has over 29 years of experience as a solicitor and is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading health and safety lawyers.

Furthermore, his expertise also covers environmental defence, fire safety, trading standards, product safety, food safety, white collar crime, judicial review, human rights and commercial litigation.

Head of Turnstone Law (www.turnstonelaw.com) as Director, Simon has a background in motorsport and sport at large, dealing with safety incidents involving motorsports, sports stadia, crowd safety and traffic management safety; including providing safety advice to Motorsport UK.