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Rebecca Vanstone is recognised in both The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a leading Junior in the field of professional disciplinary and regulatory law, where she is described as ‘an outstanding counsel’.

Shortlisted for Professional Disciplinary Junior of the Year by The Legal 500 – 2024

Rebecca is an experienced and accomplished advocate who specialises in a wide range of regulatory and professional disciplinary work for professions including healthcare, accountancy and law. She has significant experience of conducting factually complex, technical and paper-heavy substantive hearings as well as appearing at the interim order and substantive order review stages of proceedings.

Rebecca appears before Tribunals of the GMC (MPTS), GDC, GOC, NMC, HCPC (HCPTS), GPHC, SRA (SDT), ARB, ACCA, ICAEW and CIPFA. She also appears before the First Tier and Upper Tier Tribunals for the NHSE in performers list proceedings for GP, pharmaceutical, ophthalmic and dental performers.

Rebecca sits as a legal assessor for RICS and for CICAIR.

Rebecca is on List ‘A’ of the Specialist Regulatory Advocates list which governs matters brought by the Environment Agency, Health & Safety Executive, the Office of Rail and Road and the Care Quality Commission. She is highly experienced in these matters and is instructed to prosecute some of the largest cases brought by the EA. She provides pre-charge advice and representation for a range of waste and water offences, as well as for associated confiscation proceedings.

Rebecca is also experienced in defending matters brought by the Health and Safety Executive and by local authorities who prosecute under the same legislation.

Rebecca has experience in the field of financial regulation and has worked on a number of corporate investigations involving issues of corporate governance, risk management and AML procedures, including the requirements of KYC/B and EDD.

Additional information

Rebecca was seconded to the Environment Agency (six months in 2011) and the General Medical Council (six months in 2015), and also spent 18 months within the Professional Regulatory Team at Blake Morgan LLP (2016-2017). She is therefore familiar with the internal policies and issues faced by regulators when bringing proceedings.

Rebecca is authorised by the Bar Council to accept instructions under Direct Access in all areas of her practice.

Rebecca is deputy head of the regulatory team within chambers and edits the chambers’ professional regulatory quarterly bulletin.

Professional Memberships
Approved counsel for the General Dental Council (GDC).
Approved counsel for the General Medical Council (GMC).
Appointed advocate to the List of Specialist Regulatory Counsel (for EA, HSE, ORR, CQC) (List A)
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)
United Kingdom Environmental Lawyers Association (UKELA)
Criminal Bar Association
The Inner Temple