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Professional discipline

Blake Morgan LLP

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Fielding one of the largest teams in the country, Blake Morgan LLP is best known for its representation of professional regulators (and those they regulate), particularly in relation to healthcare, education, accountancy and engineering. A longstanding professional discipline specialist, Bradley Albuery in Southampton is regulatory group head; Reading and London-based Clare Strickland leads the Health and Care Professions Council's regulatory advice; and Graham Miles in Cardiff is a client relationship partner for the Teaching Regulation Agency, Education Workforce Council, and Social Care Wales. At legal director level, Antonia Dowgray is the operations manager for the General Pharmaceutical Council, and Nursing and Midwifery Council; and Alison Wood, Sarah Price and Lisa Clark are experienced associates. In May 2023, Delme Griffiths, who is experienced in acting for (and against) professional regulators, and professional discipline expert James Danks were made partners; while former regulatory business group head Nick Leale joined Armstrong Teesdale.

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Key clients

  • Health & Care Professions Council
  • Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • General Pharmaceutical Council
  • NHS England
  • Social Care Wales
  • Teaching Regulation Authority
  • Education Workforce Council (Wales)
  • Architects Registration Board
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • Security Industry Authority
  • Royal Institute of British Architects
  • Association of Accounting Technicians
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Work highlights

  • Assisted a regulator with the review and revision of its approach to fitness to practise work.
  • Assisted a healthcare regulator with investigating hundreds of fitness to practise allegations.
  • Provided legal advice to independent panels that consider whether to prohibit individuals from practising.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Bradley Albuery
Bradley Albuery
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Bradley is the Head of Professional Regulation and a partner in our Regulatory Group which advises public and private sector organisations and individuals on investigations, compliance, reviews, prosecutions and risk management.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Antonia Dowgray
Antonia Dowgray
Blake Morgan LLP
Antonia has practiced for over 20 years, and is dual qualified in New Zealand and the UK. Antonia has worked on professional disciplinary cases for the majority of key health care regulators including the General Medical Council (GMC), the General Dental Council (GDC), the General Optical Council (GOC), (then) General Social Care Council (GSCC), and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bradley Albuery

Other key lawyers

Clare Strickland, Graham Miles, Antonia Dowgray, Alison Wood, Sarah Price, Lisa Clark, Delme Griffiths, James Danks

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