The professional regulatory team at Blake Morgan LLP provides a range of legal services across the health and social care, legal, education, and accountancy sectors, with the team representing both regulators and those professionals that they regulate. Clare Strickland leads the team, with particular expertise in representing regulators from the healthcare sector. The team is bolstered by the experience of Bradley Albuery, a former criminal defence lawyer who provides support to those facing investigation and enforcement action. Furthermore, Graham Miles specialises in the area of fitness to practise, whilst James Danks and Delme Griffiths lead on SRA disciplinary procedure work before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal. Key support in this area is provided by Alison Wood and Antonia Dowgray, who bring experience in both the healthcare and accountancy sectors.
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Alison is a Senior Associate in the Professional Regulatory team, with a wide range of experience across the healthcare and accountancy sectors.

Alison has a broad area of expertise with a focus on professional discipline and advising professionals and professional regulators regarding fitness to practise and related investigations. She regularly acts for healthcare regulators and also advises accountants in respect of investigations undertaken by regulators such as the ICAEW and the ACCA.

She also has extensive experience representing healthcare providers in a range of matters, including criminal and safeguarding investigations, dealing with enforcement action by regulatory bodies such as CQC and Ofsted, and representing providers at inquests and in the Court of Protection.

Alison also has experience undertaking due diligence for sale and acquisitions of care facilities and advising providers on corporate matters, including registration with regulatory bodies and general contractual matters.

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  • ‘They are specialist regulatory lawyers who we know extremely well, who are always quick to respond to our requests. They often go above and beyond their duties.'

  • 'They have been very proactive in terms of safeguarding, and they have been very cautious in terms of vulnerable witnesses, particularly leading up to hearings.'

Key clients

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Health and Care Professions Council

Work highlights

Completed over 180 fitness to practise cases for the HCPC, providing full case and interim order management from triage decision to final hearing where needed, including providing witness support to highly vulnerable individuals.