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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