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Unacceptable Professional Conduct and Conviction cases: avoid the pitfalls of applying the wrong tests to the wrong facts
Kathryn Sheridan
We are independently recognised specialists in healthcare regulation, having acted in the field for several decades. Clients come to us to obtain specialist legal advice when a complaint is made that threatens their ability to carrying on practising.
Our regulatory team defends health professionals from across the sector, including:
Many of our clients fear that an investigation by their regulator will inexorably damage their career or their reputation. This need not be the case. Considered engagement with the regulatory investigation is crucial in achieving the best possible outcome. We have a proven track record of having investigations closed in the early stages, limiting the impact, professionally and personally, on the professionals concerned.
Complaints often have a number of dimensions to them; professionals sometimes face parallel criminal, employer and regulatory investigations, as well as having to deal with the glare of the press. Our clients benefit from our close working relationships with our specialist criminal, employment and reputation management lawyers. Knowing that your legal team is looking at your problem from all angles is reassuring, as well as saving time and money.
We have assisted clients with a wide variety of issues, including:
We regularly publish updates on cases and matters of interest affecting healthcare professionals.
The team working on my case was first-rate: they gave lightning-fast responses and possessed unparalleled expert knowledge of my profession, its regulatory bodies and the law relating to professional discipline"
Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2017
They are obviously very strong in the field of professional regulation"
Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2016
They understand that there are risks in everything one does and we work together in mitigating the risks"
Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2014
The lawyers are able to present cases to an exceptional standard, in terms of both advocacy and legal principles"
Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2014
Kathryn Sheridan
Shannett Thompson
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