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Weightmans Offices
85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
England
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Stewart Duffy
Work Department
Healthcare
Position
Stewart is a Partner in the Healthcare department, advising doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals on regulatory and disciplinary matters. Stewart is experienced in disciplinary hearings before statutory regulators, including Medical Practitioners Tribunals, GDC committees and Performers List hearings, statutory appeals and judicial review proceedings, as well as advising clients in respect of a variety of regulatory regimes relevant to the healthcare sector. He regularly receives instructions from medical defence organisations (MDOs) and individual health professionals.
Career
Stewart has a medical degree and MD from Trinity College, Dublin, and spent a number of years in hospital practice before re-qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales after studying law at University College Dublin and being called to the Bar in New York.
Memberships
Stewart is a member of the Law Society and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Recently merged with RadcliffesLeBrasseur LLP, Weightmans LLP is ‘without a doubt the leader in this field‘. The practice is highly experienced in representing healthcare professionals, and has enviable expertise in solicitor and legal services-related regulation. The team additionally acts in matters concerning architects and accountants. Richard Jolly is national health sector lead, while William Childs, Sam Flew, Anne Green and Simon Gomersall are also health sector specialists. Likewise highly rated, Susanna Heley ‘represents clients before the Solicitors Tribunal methodologically and effectively‘; Ian Sadler acts for medical defence organisations and healthcare professionals; Nigel West‘s ‘success rate is excellent‘; Alistair Hewitt is experienced in a range of disciplinary investigations; and Michaela Nicholas defends doctors, dentists, nurses and podiatrists before their regulatory bodies. Healthcare expert Stewart Duffy is an active legal director, while Alex Leslie and Richard Privett are experienced consultants. The ‘very competent‘ Tom Thurlow is a partner since May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Transport > Travel
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Transport > Aviation
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Shipping
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employers