Nathan Seymour Hyde

Testimonials

“Absolutely amazing service, I had Nathan Seymour-Hyde assist me. Very professional, willing to go the extra mile, couldn't fault. Thanks so much.”
Client
“Nathan Seymour Hyde thank you. You dealt with my case extremely professionally. You were prepared and put me at my ease when preparing me for court. I felt reassured in the way you handled everything. I would recommend you to anyone seeking a lawyer who not just knows his stuff but is very client centric and is very good with people.”
Client
“Nathan I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for all the hard work you did on my behalf. If it weren’t for your analytical skills and knowledge, the matter wouldn’t have been settled by now. Your legal expertise and professionalism went above and beyond my expectations throughout the course of my case and I cannot thank you enough for your assistance.
You are an excellent solicitor and I really appreciate your passion, dedication and skilfulness. ”
Client
“The solicitor Service that I received from Nathan was excellent. He acted quickly and decisively without wasting any time at all. The actions needed to be taken were perfectly simplified and explained to me and it allowed me to fully understand my role in solving my situation. Nathan was very kind and caring, having empathy for my situation which was a massive help through the whole process. His comprehensive knowledge of the situation I was in, put me at ease and made me confident that he was the right person to help me. He is an excellent solicitor and the service that I have received from the company was second to none.”
Client
“I can honestly say Nathan did everything he said he was going to do, he was available, he responded to emails and sent the correspondence on our behalf in a timely manner. I was absolutely blown away when I had a phone call and a follow up email from Nathan (4 working days after I had first spoken to him) advising of a satisfactory solution and outcome for all parties.
I cannot tell you how grateful both myself and my son are and I would have absolutely no hesitation recommending Nathan to anyone, absolutely outstanding. ”
Client
“Nathan approached the case very professionally and covered every possible angle of it to ensure a positive result with no criminal conviction. He was amazing from beginning to end and would most definitely recommend him to anyone who found themselves in the position I did.”
Client
“From the first second I felt like Nathan had experience with cases like mine. He was very professional, he had great questions and ideas. I am grateful for Nathan and I highly recommend him.”
Client
“Nathan Seymour-Hyde was an amazing solicitor and person to speak with. He promptly responded to emails and WhatsApp messages. However, what was even greater was his amazing advice. He explained each issue with clarity and cohesion and was extremely understanding and considerate of the nuances. He went beyond the time frame of the consultation and did not rush or make me feel pressured at any point. He deals with the matter fast and we have got an amazing result. He is everything you want in a solicitor. I would highly recommend his service and this firm. ”
Client

Nathan Seymour-Hyde

Partner & Solicitor

Oxford , City of London

01865 260 230

Areas of law:

Magistrates’ Court, Police Station, Fare Evasion Solicitors, Voluntary Interview Under Caution

Nathan Seymour-Hyde is a Partner and Senior Solicitor within our Private Crime team. He is recognised nationally as a leading lawyer in drafting written representations and is Head of our Fare Evasion law team. With over ten years of experience as an advocate, he also regularly represents clients in both voluntary interviews and in the Magistrates’ Court.

His outstanding written work means that he is often instructed to draft representations to achieve a particular outcome on behalf of his clients. He is known for providing exceptional client care and taking a highly tailored approach to each case, with an unrivalled understanding of the relevant law.

Nathan has built a notable niche practice in seeking out of court settlements in fare evasion cases and has spared countless clients from receiving criminal records.

Nathan also regularly submits representations to both the Disclosure and Disbarring Service (DBS) and ACRO in order to prevent clients from being added to the Barred List or to erase arrest records from the Police National Computer (PNC).

Another area of his practice involves representing clients who are under investigation by the police, pre-charge. By taking a proactive approach, Nathan has been able to achieve some exceptional results. This will involve analysing defence evidence and providing written representations to the officer in the case, seeking to have the charges dropped.

In accordance with the Solicitors’ Regulatory Transparency Rules for motoring offences we confirm that Nathan Seymour-Hyde charges Level A hourly rates.

Fare evasion solicitor

Nathan is a true nationwide leading expert in this area. Since establishing his practice in 2015, he has settled hundreds of fare evasions cases out of court, preventing serious consequences on behalf of his clients. He understands what is at stake and the level of anxiety that people feel when facing legal proceedings for the first time. Given this, he is often instructed to seek proactive settlements, even before the train company has sent out the initial letter.

Nathan has vast experience in dealing with the various train operators, including Chiltern Railways, TFL, Govia Thameslink, Northern Rail, West Midlands Trains, South Western Railways, Southeastern trains, Greater Anglia, Cross Country, TransPennine Express, Transport (Wales Digital Fraud Team), Great Western Railways and others.

  • TFL cases – Nathan has had consistent success in persuading TFL to issue Formal Warning letters in lieu of prosecutions. Notable recent examples include clients accused of misusing Freedom passes and 60+ passes over an extended period.
  • Chiltern Railway – Nathan has secured numerous out of court settlements, involving a wide variety of cases, including ‘short tickets’, ‘sandwich tickets’, expired railcards and doctored railcards. He has been successful in getting cases withdrawn from court, even after a court summons has been issued.
  • Govia Thameslink – Nathan is regularly instructed by clients who have received the Notice of Intention to Prosecute letter or a Single Justice court summons. He has an excellent track record of success in securing out of court settlements.
  • Northern Rail – Nathan has represented many clients who have received the initial letter, requesting a voluntary interview to ask questions about ‘suspicious ticket activity’. He has been able to get the interview process cancelled and secure out of court settlements after submitting representations.
  • Southeastern trains – Nathan has secured out of court settlements, even in some of the most serious cases, involving over 100 ticket offences.
    South Western Railway – Nathan is often instructed to proactively seek out of court settlements for those who do not want to wait several months for initial contact by the fraud team.

Solicitor for Voluntary interviews and police investigation cases

Nathan has represented people at the police station for some of the most serious offences, including alleged sexual and violent crime. He is also regularly instructed in cases involving ticket fraud on the railway.

R v M – provided detailed written representations to the police in connection with a serious sexual allegation, outlining text message evidence as well as short video clips. The case was dropped after a full review by the CPS.

R v B – Defended a high profile suspect accused of historic sex offences against dozens of complainants. After submitting representations, the charges were dropped.

Chiltern Railways v B – successful persuaded Chiltern Railways to withdraw a Single Justice Procedure court summons and a proposed voluntary interview in favour of an out of court settlement. This was one of many successful examples in this particular area of work.

R v H – successfully submitted written representations to the CPS to takeover and discontinue a private prosecution in connection with a neighbour dispute.

  • Fare Evasion Settlement I recently had a fare evasion case from southeastern. I immediately contacted Reeds and was put in touch with Nathan who helped with everything. Nathan spoke me through the whole process and shared his expertise on how to deal with it. My situation would have probably would have been a serious case of fare evasion, but Nathan was clear with how we would deal with it and took my case forward on my behalf, and managed to secure an out of court settlement for me. It is safe to say I have learnt my lesson on my end, but also if anyone is going through a similar situation, don’t panic and talk to Nathan, he is professional and extremely understanding, I could not recommend him highly enough.
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    26/09/2024
    TFL fare evasion After receiving a court summons for travelling incorrectly with a 60+ Oyster my heart fell and I was panicked at the thought of a court hearing, criminal conviction and the possible implications on my career. After googling my options, several searches led me to Reeds solicitors and in particular Nathan.
    After an initial video call which was promptly set up and a conversation discussing my options, Nathan informed me of my possible chances of success. I decided to proceed with appealing and with Nathan’s help we drafted representation to the court. I have just heard today that thankfully the matter will be resolved out of court. This could not have been done without Nathan and I strongly recommend him to anyone in this position. For weeks I have been stressed but he helped to calm my nerves and I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome. Fantastically professional and helpful.
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    26/08/2024
    Rail Fare Evasion Having been stopped by an Revenue Protection Officer for travelling on an incorrect ticket, a quick search on the internet revealed how serious this could be for me, as the RPO informed me that the Train company would review all my history via the app (which would reveal repeat short fares), and the potential for any prosecution (and criminal record) to have a significant impact on my career.

    I reached out to Reeds via their contact form having read extensive positive reviews across multiple forums and dealt with Nathan. Firstly, I was contacted by Nathan's caseworker who helped to set up the initial consultation and was very reassuring and fluent communicator. Nathan is highly experienced in this field and will advise the best course of action to take. Having supplied all the information after my consultation, I felt very reassured I was in good hands with Nathan leading on my case.

    Nathan set to work engaging proactively with the Train company prior to me receiving any letters from them. After around 3 weeks, Nathan had managed to secure an out of court settlement helping to bring this matter to a close. I would highly recommend engaging with Reeds if you are facing a similar situation.
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    Client
    26/07/2024
  • Calm and professional, very reassuring and, of course, gets the results We called in Nathan a few days before a scheduled case management hearing for a vexatious private prosecution being brought by GoVia Thameslink. He talked us through the process, what he could likely achieve, and clearly had done this many many times. Within 48 hours it was all done and dusted, out of court settlement. Can recommend using Nathan to make the whole things go away rather than trying to rage against the machine that is Thameslink. (And having spent £170k with them between us over the years, trust me we were raging!)
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    26/06/2024
    A truly outstanding and empathetic expert with a winning mentality ! When we first engaged with Nathan on the video call we immediately knew we had made the right call to maximise our chances of success with our TFL case. He was a great listener, had real empathy for the challenge we were facing and, most importantly, his in-depth knowledge and considerable experience in this field enabled him to construct the best possible case ... which, needless to say, went on to secure the best possible outcome. We would recommend Nathan wholeheartedly !
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    26/05/2024
    An expert when we needed it most - thank you Nathan! Nathan was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and reassuring during a stressful situation concerning an issue with my son's railcard. He very promptly provided invaluable information, reassurance and clarity on the options going forward. Would thoroughly recommend Nathan and Abi at Reeds Solicitors for their extremely kind support and all round professionalism.
    26/04/2024
  • True expert and kind: Nathan, thank you! I contacted Nathan to work on my case after receiving a letter from TFL for the misuse of my mother's 60+ card. Nathan was extremely knowledge and explained the legalities of the situation in a very patient, constructive, kind and expert manner. His desire to truly help shone throughout the process. We collected the supporting documents and TFL dropped my case with a warning. I am so thankful to Nathan for his help, guidance and approachable attitude! I would pick him again any day for a fare evasion case, highly recommend.
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    Client
    26/03/2024
    Amazing Work, Thank You! After receiving a notice of prosecution letter from Thameslink, I reached out to Nathan seeking advice.
    With this being the first time being involved in something like this, I had no idea how to begin to resolve this matter, which played a big effect on my mental heath.
    Nathan was amazing! He was very calm, proactive and experience and managed to resolve the matter within days!!
    I would highly recommend Nathan for anyone in a similar situation - he holds a wealth of knowledge in this area.
    I would like to thank Nathan and his team again! Your work is greatly appreciated!
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    Client
    26/02/2024
    TfL Fare Evasion Being caught and receiving a letter from TfL have been drastically affecting my mental health. I desperately needed some professional guidance and help and I found Reeds fare evasion solicitors and they introduced me to Nathan Seymour-Hyde and arranged an appointment with me urgently. Nathan has been very calm and supportive with my case and guided me through how to prepare for a respond and explained to me about the implications of potential consequences and answered my questions. He listened to my concerns and worries and responded to TfL on my behalf.
    I am very grateful now that this is resolved with a very positive outcome. I can now celebrate and continue to live my life again.
    I must say thank you to you and your team for your effort and support for me. You are actually doing something very meaningful and helping a lot of average people who had to do this because they struggle financially and potentially saving their lives and future.
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    Client
    31/01/2024
  • Gets Results! TfL attempted to prosecute me for using someone else's 60+ London Oyster card. I drafted my own appeal to their initial letter explaining my unique circumstances but TfL rejected it and continued to attempt their prosecution. At this point I reached out to Nathan Seymour-Hyde of Reeds because of his excellent reputation in dealing with fare evasion cases. He more than lived up to it!

    I explained my situation to Nathan and he clearly and calmly explained what we needed to do and what would maximise our chances of success. He was extremely reassuring and patiently answered all of my questions. After getting him the evidence he asked me to pull together, Nathan drafted a compelling and powerful appeal to TfL on my behalf. His deft work persuaded TfL to drop their prosecution against me and all fines - an excellent result!
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    Client
    31/12/2023
    Transport Investigations Limited Matter - Great professional firm Very happy to have found this firm online. After reading the reviews and testimonials, I knew that Nathan Seymour-Hyde would be able to help me out - he did not disappoint. Turned around the whole situation in less than a week. Would highly recommend.
    S.
    20/02/2023
    TFL matter - Expert Guidance From Nathan Many thanks to Nathan who expertly and professionally guided my son through the process of collecting essential mitigating evidence that he would not have been aware of. And of course, for presenting the evidence in a professional letter to TFL that resulted in his case being dropped. First class service.
    Graham
    20/02/2023
  • Fare evasion - TFL matter From the moment I received a letter telling me that I was going to be prosecuted, my heart dropped. I didn't know what to do with myself. My heart was pounding non-stop. I didn't want to get convicted because of one silly mistake. So I went online, searching for help and I came across Reeds Solicitors LLP. They completely saved me. They put me in touch with Nathan Michael Seymour-Hyde and he was brilliant right from the start. Nathan was very knowledgeable, he knew exactly what he was talking about. He dealt with my case professionally and he was a pleasure to talk to. Nathan wrote to TFL on my behalf and they dropped my case thanks to his clear and polished email. Once again Nathan if you're reading this I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Thank you so much! I am extremely grateful for everything you done for me. Thank you for taking my case and helping me out.
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    Ismail
    13/02/2023
    Govia Thameslink matter Nathan is super helpful and solve my case within a week. Very professional and know what he need to do then give me the best advice. Very delightful experience highly recommend.
    Lucy
    25/01/2023
    TFL matter - Highly Recommend Nathan I received the help from Nathan Seymour-Hyde. He helped me regarding a fare evasion accusation. From start to finish, I had huge support from Nathan, he was very professional and sympathetic. Thanks to his work my case had a successful outcome.
    Maggie
    20/01/2023
  • TFL Court Case Nathan was really helpful in advising me and committed to helping me out of this case, spending long hours perfecting my draft and was always approachable when I had concerns.
    Sana
    20/01/2023
    TFL 60+ matter I felt that from the very start that Nathan understood what I was going through. I had a requisition to attend court in 4 weeks and my mitigating circumstances for an OOC settlement vs TFL had already been rejected. Needless to say I had a very low chance of success at this point and had given up all hope. I approached Nathan and we went through numerous drafts, submitting more than 10 supporting documents. We were successfully able to settle out of court with TFL within a week of submission. I could not recommend Nathan enough, he is the best for fare evasion cases re TFL.
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    F.N.
    20/11/2022
    Southeastern Trains Because I tried to avoid paying for the train fee and I was caught, the railway company opened a prosecution case on my name. My solicitor listened to my case, provided detailed information about what could be done, helped in structuring correctly the needed letters, and completing the other necessary procedures. Fortunately, my prosecution case was settled out of court, and I just had to pay a fine to the rail company, of around £350. This case had a successful ending only because of my solicitor, Mr. Nathan, who I am so thankful to
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    D.P
    09/11/2022
  • Transport Investigations Limited Above and beyond! Nathan Seymour-Hyde helped me with what was a somewhat unusual case - securing a much needed out of court settlement. I felt well informed throughout the whole process and it’s clear that Nathan’s expertise was the reason for the end result. I was well supported throughout the process with all my questions answered quickly and professionally. It’s clear Nathan cared about my case and I would 100% recommend this firm to anyone having similar issues.
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    M.A.
    10/10/2022
    Southeastern Trains Nathan Seymour-Hyde was extremely professional and responsive in dealing with my train fare evasion matter. He displayed sound knowledge of how such matters are viewed by train companies and tailored an approach bespoke to my case to give the best chance for a successful outcome. Nathan showed an attention to detail in establishing the facts and was sympathetic to my circumstances. Nathan is personable, diligent and I felt reassured my matter was in safe hands. I am grateful for Nathan's service and I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking a solicitor.
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    T.A
    20/09/2022
    Northern Rail Nathan's advice was extremely valuable, and I am very glad I decided to get in touch with him for help. Northern Rail confirmed that they are offering me the opportunity of paying a fine with no criminal conviction. I'm extremely happy with this outcome - I was so distressed thinking about everything.
    M.A.
    12/09/2022
  • NATHAN SEYMOUR-HYDE thank you once again for your help on the 16th very good work. Keep it up! Esmat brother.
    Hamza Khan
    04/10/2020
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