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Index of tables
- Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Sets
- Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Silks
- Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – New Silks
- Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Juniors
Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Sets
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Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Silks
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- Lord Faulks QC 1 Chancery Lane
- Martin Forde QC One Crown Office Row
- Alison Foster QC Thirty Nine Essex Street
- Robert Francis QC 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- Adrian Hopkins QC 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- Richard Lissack QC Outer Temple Chambers
- Lord Pannick QC Blackstone Chambers
- Rebecca Poulet QC QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Dinah Rose QC Blackstone Chambers
- Mark Shaw QC Blackstone Chambers
- Ian Stern QC 2 Bedford Row
- Gregory Treverton-Jones QC Thirty Nine Essex Street
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- Gordon Bebb QC Outer Temple Chambers
- John Beggs QC 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- William Edis QC One Crown Office Row
- Dafydd Enoch QC 23 Essex Street
- Brendan Finucane QC Outer Temple Chambers
- Neil Garnham QC One Crown Office Row
- Patrick Gibbs QC Three Raymond Buildings
- Christina Lambert QC One Crown Office Row
- Jeremy Morgan QC Thirty Nine Essex Street
- Patricia Robertson QC Fountain Court Chambers
- Robert Seabrook QC One Crown Office Row
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- Thomas Beazley QC Blackstone Chambers
- Michael Beloff QC Blackstone Chambers
- Benjamin Browne QC 2 Temple Gardens
- Jeremy Donne QC QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Peter Doyle QC 25 Bedford Row
- Philip Havers QC One Crown Office Row
- Ben Hubble QC Four New Square
- Jonathan Laidlaw QC 2 Hare Court
- Robert Lawson QC Quadrant Chambers
- Hodge Malek QC 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
- Michael McLaren QC Fountain Court Chambers
- Mary O’Rourke QC 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- John Ross QC 1 Chancery Lane
- Kuldip Singh QC Serle Court
- David Pittaway QC Hailsham Chambers
- Ronald Thwaites QC Ely Place Chambers
Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – New Silks
Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Juniors
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- Gerard Boyle 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- David Bradly Thirty Nine Essex Street
- Catherine Callaghan Blackstone Chambers
- Adrian Darbishire QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Kate Gallafent Blackstone Chambers
- Lynn Griffin 23 Essex Street
- Kenneth Hamer Henderson Chambers
- Alexis Hearnden Thirty Nine Essex Street
- Marios Lambis 2 Hare Court
- Kevin McCartney 5 Paper Buildings
- David Morris Outer Temple Chambers
- Rupert Pardoe 23 Essex Street
- Nicholas Peacock Hailsham Chambers
- Giles Powell Old Square Chambers
- Selva Ramasamy QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Anne Studd 5 Essex Court
- George Thomas 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- Vincent Williams 9 Gough Square
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- Mark Aldred QEB Hollis Whiteman
- Dijen Basu 5 Essex Court
- Marianne Butler Fountain Court Chambers
- Andrew Colman 2 Hare Court
- Emma Dixon Blackstone Chambers
- Charles Foster Outer Temple Chambers
- Nicola Greaney Thirty Nine Essex Street
- Alastair Hammerton 1 Chancery Lane
- Adam Heppinstall Henderson Chambers
- Barbara Hewson Hardwicke
- Laura Johnson 1 Chancery Lane
- James McClelland Fountain Court Chambers
- Anthony Metzer Argent Chambers
- Stephen Morley 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- Richard Partridge 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- Vikram Sachdeva Thirty Nine Essex Street
- Amy Street 3 Serjeants’ Inn
- Geoffrey Weddell 1 Chancery Lane
- Tom Weisselberg Blackstone Chambers
Blackstone Chambers has a ‘fantastic crop of silks and juniors in this area’. The ‘brilliant’ Robert Englehart QC represented the RPS in Rycroft v Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a judicial review by a supervisor pharmacist complaining of delay and unfairness in the investigation of complaints; Lord Pannick QC is a ‘brilliant advocate’; Dinah Rose QC appeared in R v Advertising Standards Authority, ex parte Free Presbyterian Church, acting for the ASA in a challenge to a decision banning an advertisement by the Church; and the ‘consistently able’ Mark Shaw QC advised the NMC in Haywood v NMC, which involved a nurse who used covert filming of elderly patients to expose sub-standard care in a hospital in Brighton in a BBC Panorama documentary. Among the juniors, Catherine Callaghan is ‘bright’, and Kate Gallafent has ‘exceptional technical ability’.
One Crown Office Row ‘fields a number of excellent barristers for regulatory and disciplinary matters’. Kieran Coonan QC is recommended for his experience in advising doctors and dentists in disciplinary proceedings; Joanna Glynn QC is ‘thorough, patient and clear’; Neil Garnham QC is ‘first rate’; William Edis QC is ‘an outstanding advocate’; Christina Lambert QC has a ‘fantastic reputation’; and Martin Forde QC is ‘highly knowledgeable’. Among the juniors, Andrew Kennedy is singled out.
With an ‘excellent reputation’ for handling medical matters and police work as well as FSA and sports regulatory cases, Thirty Nine Essex Street is highly recommended for disciplinary work. Standout individuals include Robert Jay QC, who appeared in General Medical Council v Quinn, a 20-day hearing before a fitness-to-practise panel of the GMC; and Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, who is ‘experienced’ in handling disciplinary matters particularly those involving legal professionals. Jenni Richards QC made silk in 2011, and Fenella Morris is highlighted as a leading junior.
Particularly noted for its expertise in healthcare and police matters, 3 Serjeants’ Inn fields a ‘brilliant set of barristers’ who are ‘always willing to go the extra mile’. Leading silks include the ‘bright’ Robert Francis QC, the ‘highly intelligent’ Adrian Hopkins QC, and John Beggs QC. Stephen Morley, Mark Ley-Morgan and George Thomas are singled out as juniors.
1 Chancery Lane ‘has strength in depth’, and the ‘quality of clerking is excellent’. Leading silks include the ‘superb’ Lord Faulks QC, who has recently been instructed by the Metropolitan Police in a slavery case involving the failure to investigate or prosecute; the ‘formidable’ John Ross QC, who remains active in a number of disciplinary cases involving members of the Bar; and the ‘outstanding’ Edward Bishop QC, who made silk in 2011. Geoffrey Weddell is ‘articulate, personable and persuasive, both on paper and on his feet’, Dr David Thomson is ‘incredibly good’, and Laura Johnson is recognised for her ‘high level of intellect’.
There is a ‘very high level of experience’ at 5 Essex Court, ‘particularly in relation to police law’. With ‘barristers who display real passion’, leading individuals include the ‘truly brilliant’ Fiona Barton QC, who is ‘a real leader in the area of police law’ and is acting for Leicestershire Police Authority in respect of the investigation of serious complaints including fraud against the acting Deputy Chief Constable of Leicestershire; and the ‘highly responsive’ Jason Beer QC, who is acting for the Independent Police Complaints Commission in the misconduct investigation and proceedings relating to the death of Ian Tomlinson. Both made silk in 2011.
‘Highly regarded for healthcare and police work’, 23 Essex Street is noted for its ‘robust clerking’ and ‘excellent response times’. Dafydd Enoch QC is a ‘standout silk’. Among the leading juniors Paul Ozin has a ‘phenomenal brain’ and ‘excellent attention to detail’, and is recommended for his experience in healthcare and police disciplinary matters; Rupert Pardoe is ‘highly recommended’; and the ‘tenacious yet practical’ Lynn Griffin is very experienced in health and social care regulatory matters.
The clerks at ‘exceptional chambers’ Fountain Court Chambers are ‘of a very high quality’. Timothy Dutton QC is ‘highly intelligent, very responsive and adaptable to the needs of the client’, and represented the SRA in Solicitors Regulatory Authority v Beresford and Smith, involving two solicitors facing allegations of professional misconduct relating to their dealings with their Miners’ Compensation Fund clients. Michael McLaren QC has an ‘extraordinary eye for detail’, and the ‘first-rate’ Patricia Robertson QC acted for the Council of Legal Convayancers in Coatman v CLC, Smith v CLC, defending two conjoined actions for judicial review relating to the exercise of the CLC’s powers to make grants from its compensation fund. For junior counsel, the ‘very bright’ James McClelland and ‘formidable’ Marianne Butler are recommended.
Praised as an ‘efficient’ and ‘well-run’ chambers, the clerks at Outer Temple Chambers are ‘polite and always ready to help and assist’. The set recently welcomed Brendan Finucane QC from 23 Essex Street, who is ‘fantastic on medical cases’. Fiona Horlick is ‘brilliant’, and David Morris has vast experience in medical disciplinary and regulatory matters.
With ‘nearly unparalleled strength and depth in professional discipline and regulatory law’, leading barristers at QEB Hollis Whiteman include the ‘strong’ Rebecca Poulet QC and Jeremy Donne QC. At junior level, Mark Aldred and the ‘incredibly bright’ Selva Ramasamy are highly recommended. Sarah Plaschkes QC made silk in 2011.
Recent cases for the ‘brilliant’ Ian Stern QC at 2 Bedford Row include acting on a five-month hearing at the GMC, GMC v Dr Motwani, representing a consultant cardiologist.
Ronald Thwaites QC at Ely Place Chambers is ‘truly first class’.
Recommended individuals at 9 Gough Square include Vincent Williams, who is ‘meticulous in his work’, ‘very approachable’ and an ‘expert in police law’, and Edwin Buckett, who appeared in Masterman v Commissioner of Police, acting for the police in relation to a case that concerned the notification requirements in the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
2 Hare Court has ‘excellent strength in depth’. The ‘intelligent and knowledgeable’ Jonathan Laidlaw QC is frequently instructed in proceedings brought against football clubs, footballers and their agents. Marios Lambis is ‘incredibly experienced’; Stephen Brassington is ‘very knowledgeable’; and Andrew Colman is also recommended on a junior level.
At Henderson Chambers, Adam Heppinstall is ‘calm, measured and extremely competent’.
Three Raymond Buildings is a ‘first-class set of chambers’ where the ‘clerks always strive to be of assistance’. The ‘highly intelligent’ Patrick Gibbs QC was the lead advocate for British Transport Police and its individual officer witnesses in the 7/7 inquests. Hugh Davies is ‘very professional, calm and assertive’.