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QEB Hollis Whiteman Offices
QEB Hollis Whiteman
1-2 LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL
LONDON
EC4R 0EU
England
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Lydia Barnfather
Position
Lydia is an exceptionally experienced practitioner specialising to a high level in regulatory law and professional discipline. She advises, presents and defends in some of the most complex and high profile and sensitive cases brought on behalf of a wide range of regulatory bodies including all the major healthcare regulators and is repeatedly instructed on matters involving a range of issues including conduct, performance, health as well as procedure. Lydia routinely advises and appears on cases involving the GMC, GDC, GOC, GCC, HCPC, GPhC, and NMC amongst others. She appears before a range of tribunals and before the High Court. Her advisory and appellate work extends to cases for the Professional Standards Authority. She also undertakes work for NHS England, police disciplinary hearings, inquests, and parallel proceedings in the criminal courts representing healthcare and other professionals. She has also advised and appeared in cases involving university disciplinary proceedings, various international healthcare associations and the RCVS.
Career
Called Middle Temple 1992. Since 2004 recommended as Leading Junior in professional discipline by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
Memberships
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers and ex Committee Member, Criminal Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit.
Education
St Hilda’s College, Oxford (MA Hons English literature); University of Westminster (CPE).
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Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Lydia Barnfather –QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Lydia is a very talented advocate, who is highly respected in the regulatory field. She is thorough and systematic in her approach.’
The members at QEB Hollis Whiteman are regularly instructed in a wide range of disciplinary and regulatory matters, with notable expertise in advising clients from white-collar professions and the healthcare sector. Tom Kark KC is sought after for his established strength in advising on proceedings involving medical professionals. Zoe Johnson KC defended a respiratory and intensive care consultant against allegations of signing third party prescriptions for high value medicines, targeted at patients living outside the permitted jurisdiction; the consultant’s fitness to practice was found not to be impaired.Turning to the juniors, Lydia Barnfather successfully defended an optometrist against a charge of alleged inappropriate conduct towards a female patient.