As first-line healthcare providers, nurses have played a major role in the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The personal...
Professional Discipline Solicitors
PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE SOLICITORS
Are you a solicitor, doctor, teacher or other professional concerned about a professional disciplinary proceeding? Whether you are worried about having your license to practice suspended or being struck off your professional register, we can help. With our professional discipline solicitors, your career is in safe hands.
At Regan Peggs Solicitors, we offer reliable, intelligent advice to professionals who find themselves involved in disciplinary proceedings. We can represent you at any tribunals or hearings, and can appeal for a judicial review on your behalf where appropriate.
With intricate knowledge of a wide range of professional areas, our professional discipline solicitors can help you to prepare a robust defence to keep you working in the job you love.
Get in touch to discuss your case today.
How can we help you?
Regulatory Bodies
Regulatory bodies that can bring professional disciplinary proceedings against individuals, and with whom we have experience working, include:
Solicitors – Solicitors Regulation Authority / Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Doctors – General Medical Council
Dentists – General Dental Council
Pharmacists – General Pharmaceutical Council
Nurses / Midwives – Nursing and Midwifery Tribunal
Teachers – General Teaching Council
For advice on how to deal with disciplinary action brought be these or any other governing bodies, contact us today.
Criminal Proceedings
In the most serious cases, professional misconduct can also lead to criminal proceedings.
Should your situation escalate to the extent that criminal charges are brought against you, we can help by advising you and representing you in any court hearings, giving you the best possible chance of avoiding a conviction.
Find out more about our Criminal Defence services, or contact us today to discuss how we can help you.
Professional Discipline Articles
Got a specific question about professional discipline services? Browse our selection of useful articles below, or get in touch if you can’t find what you’re looking for – we’re always happy to discuss your case, and will either help you directly or refer you to someone who can.
Legal Considerations for Teachers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Every profession in the country has experienced disruption to its practices, policies and procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. Teachers are...
Do I Need a Defence Solicitor if I Haven’t Done Anything Wrong?
When you haven’t done anything wrong, instructing a defence solicitor can seem unnecessary - but the potential consequences of going it alone can be serious. Find out how a solicitor can help you with both investigations and court trials.
Appealing a PCC Ruling on Professional Misconduct
Our recent series of blog posts about disciplinary procedures for professionals highlighted the various investigations and sanctions that are applicable...
Disciplinary Procedures for Pharmacists
If a complaint is made about a pharmacist to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), a number of decisions are made...
Disciplinary Procedures for Dentists
If a complaint about a dentist is referred to the General Dental Council (GDC), the case will be investigated, and...
A Matter of Integrity – Professional Discipline for Solicitors
Two recent decisions by the High Court hinged on the understanding of the term ‘integrity’. The subsequent rulings could have...
What does Reilly v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council mean for teachers unfortunate enough to be associated with sex offenders?
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of Reilly v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council represents an important change for...
Disciplinary Procedures for Solicitors
If a complaint about a solicitor is referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), it could lead to disciplinary procedures...
Disciplinary Procedures for Doctors
If a doctor is referred to the General Medical Council (GMC) for disciplinary measures and they decide to investigate the...
Disciplinary Procedures for Teaching Professionals
If a teacher is referred for disciplinary measures relating to an act of serious misconduct, the National College for Teaching...