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How many more Claire Matthews have been victim of a regulatory systems failure?
Julie Norris
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2016
Julie is a partner in the Regulatory Team. She predominantly acts in the professional services sector, advising lawyers, accountants and built environment professionals on regulatory compliance, investigations, adjudication, enforcement and prosecutions.
Julie is top ranked in both major legal directories for her work in this field. She is recognised as a leader in her field.
Clients come to Julie for advice on regulatory issues that affect their ability to practice or run their organisations, as well as those regulatory issues that may impact their reputation or professional standing.
Central to Julie’s practice is acting for law firms and partners; she is frequently instructed to advise in advance of any SRA interest or at the outset of an SRA investigation. Julie has an impressive track record for halting investigations pre-hearing.
Julie regularly advises companies and organisations in inquiries and investigations instigated by regulators and charities, or commenced of their own initiative. Julie’s early career at the criminal bar and “…mastery of criminal law and procedure and its application to regulatory work...” (Chambers UK) means that Julie is particularly well placed to advise clients in regulatory investigations with a criminal angle.
Julie’s early regulatory career was in healthcare regulation; she continues to advise doctors and talking therapy professionals facing disciplinary allegations as well as entities on their regulatory obligations with the CQC.
Julie is a recognised expert in her field and regularly speaks at industry events, including for ARK, Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) and the Association of Partnership Practitioners (APP) as well as writing in journals and other publications. Julie is a Legal assessor for the British Acupuncture Council.
Julie is a champion for workplace disability inclusion. She is vice chair of the firm’s diff(ability) group and a trustee of the Lord’s Taverners, the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sport charity.
"the highest accolade I could give Julie is that I would recommend her to a friend or family member in trouble. She is the consummate professional, intelligent, calm ‘under fire’ and very hardworking. A very safe pair of hands."
Legal 500 2020
"very tenacious at defending professionals, good and reassuring client manner."
Legal 500 2020
"She's very good, she's hard-working and she makes very good tactical judgements."
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2019
She has a mastery of the detail and is a great tactician.
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2018
"She is exceptional
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2018
She is praised for her "incisive, clear and intelligent" approach to cases
Legal 500 UK 2015
“Defence work is overseen by the ‘articulate, fluid and highly skilled' Julie Norris.”
Legal 500, 2014
"the highest accolade I could give Julie is that I would recommend her to a friend or family member in trouble. She is the consummate professional, intelligent, calm ‘under fire’ and very hardworking. A very safe pair of hands."
Legal 500 2020
"very tenacious at defending professionals, good and reassuring client manner."
Legal 500 2020
"She's very good, she's hard-working and she makes very good tactical judgements."
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2019
"She is exceptional," adding that "she has a mastery of the detail and is a great tactician."
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2018
"razor-sharp" and "her knowledge and expertise concerning professional discipline is unrivalled."
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2017
...a highly intelligent legal mind whose ability to grasp arguments whilst remaining humane and thoughtful towards her client is profoundly impressive."
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2016
...'She has a mastery of criminal law and procedure and its application to regulatory work – her cross-examinations are truly brilliant'.
Chambers UK, A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2014
Julie Norris
Iain Miller
Julie Norris
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