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Ian Sadler

Ian Sadler

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Weightmans LLP

Weightmans LLP

England - London • Dispute resolution

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Professional discipline

The professional discipline team at Weightmans LLP regularly represents healthcare professionals before regulators, as well as defending solicitors facing SRA investigations and Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings. Furthermore, whilst working with traditional professions such as accountants and architects, the team is also involved with emerging professions, with work concerning the building safety regulator. The quartet of Sam Flew, Nigel West, Susanna Heley, and Tom Thurlow leads the team, with experience in the healthcare, legal, and construction sectors. The team is bolstered by the knowledge of William Childs, who advises clients in relation to disciplinary, regulatory, and criminal investigations and prosecutions in the healthcare sector. Ian Sadler is reputed for the depth of his expertise, representing medical defence organisations and healthcare professionals in a range of regulatory matters.
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Regulatory Healthcare Professional Discipline
Position

Partner - Regulatory Healthcare Professional Discipline

Career

Formerly of RadcliffesLeBrasseur, Ian is a Partner in the Health and care team advising and representing medical defence organisations (MDOs) and doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals with criminal, employment and regulatory matters. Ian frequently receives plaudits from clients for the quality of his work and the commitment given to individual cases.

Ian’s practice includes:

  • Appearing regularly before Tribunals and disciplinary panels on behalf of clients
  • Considerable experience of General Medical Council (GMC) and Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) panels, and General Dental Council (GDC) committees
  • Appeals to the High Court from decisions of health regulatory bodies, including those involving the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
  • Crown Court trials including appeals to the Court of Appeal Criminal Division
  • NHS employee disciplinary proceedings and appeals
  • First Tier Tribunal Primary Health List hearings and subsequent appeals
  • Employment Tribunal hearings and High Court claims for breach of contract and injunctive relief for healthcare professionals

Some of Ian’s notable cases include:

  • Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2009) EWCACIV789: Landmark case establishing the contractual right for medical staff to be entitled to legal representation in proceedings in relation to serious allegations brought under NHS-wide disciplinary procedures
  • R (On the Application of Rahman and Another) v Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust [2007] ALL ER 230 (May): Attempted termination of a general practitioner’s general medical services contract by a Primary Care Trust on the grounds of patient safety and material financial loss
  • Chauhan v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 2093 (Admin): Successful appeal against sanction. Fitness to Practise Panel failed to restrict itself to the ambit of the charges faced by the practitioner
  • R v Adlakha: Criminal case involving cross-jurisdictional issues on the law of conspiracy to commit child destruction

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Good range of partners who can focus on different elements of the litigation process, including conducting advocacy.’

    ‘Excellent regulatory advocacy skills by Susanna Heley following detailed and empathetic case preparation by Nigel West.’

    ‘The entire team is excellent. They have strength in depth and are knowledgeable in all the relevant areas of this discipline.’

    ‘The team provides excellent support to partners.’

    ‘Tom Thurlow is an exceptional lawyer: very quick to react to developments and knows his clients very well.’

    ‘Very experienced fee earners who are very user-friendly and go the extra mile. Good UK-wide coverage.’

    'All are experts in their field who are excellent with tricky cases and clients and can handle the most complex cases with ease.’

Key clients

  • Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Medical Protection Society