Fieldfisher’s professional discipline team provides technical advice to a range of regulators, advising on regulators’ professional discipline processes. The team provides audit services, assisting regulatory bodies in reviewing and updating frameworks to reflect principles of fairness in modern regulation. Furthermore, the team is experienced in providing policy advice, drafting new rules, and delivering key training sessions to a variety of institutes. Sarah Ellson, who spearheads the practice, brings considerable experience of professional disciplinary work, in particular strategic and governance advice. Matthew Lohn has a high level of experience and knowledge advising statutory and royal charter regulators, with a particular focus on compliance issues.
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‘All high-quality lawyers.'
‘Excellent team headed by Sarah Ellson.'
'Very proactive and also responsive, very quickly to any ad hoc requests.'
- 'Something which has been valuable has been the networking established by Fieldfisher with similar clients, where different topics are planned to discuss best practice and common challenges faced. These have been helpful and provided us with new contacts.’
‘They are very easy to work with and collaborate well, including sharing access to and working on documents through collaboration platforms.’
‘Sarah Ellson - A partner who is a very experienced, knowledgeable and approachable lawyer in the public law arena.’
Key clients
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers
- Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
- Architects Registration Board
- Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
- General Pharmaceutical Council
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Bar Standards Board
- Register of Clinical Technologists / Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
- Law Society for Northern Ireland
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- British Association of Sport Rehabilitators
- Middlesex County Cricket Club
Work highlights
Completed one of the most complex cases ever pursued by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, resulting in permanent disqualification and costs.
Drafted new legislation for the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland relating to initial education and training and the foundation of its register.
Successfully defended Middlesex County Cricket Club against allegations related to the conduct of an individual in one of the first contested cases brought by the Cricket Regulator.
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Practice head
Sarah Ellson
Other key lawyers
Matthew Lohn