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Arrange A Call With One Of Our Experts MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE Our expert Regulatory Law team provides straightforward and bespoke advice on a diverse range of complex issues faced by our regulatory clients: INVESTIGATIONS Our regulatory solicitors work with some of the UK's leading regulators to lead and manage investigations regarding alleged misconduct, lack of competence and health-related matters. This includes cases with multiple registrants, allegations spanning over a number years, and dealing with sensitive and vulnerable witnesses. TRIBUNAL ADVOCACY Our clients benefit from specialist advocacy from our in-house barristers and solicitors before Interim Orders, Committees, Professional Conduct Committees, Competence Committees, Fitness to Practise Panels, Registration Appeals Panels and other tribunals. Our regulatory barristers and solicitors appear weekly before various professional regulatory tribunals. 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AUDITING AND SERIOUS INCIDENT REVIEWS Our Regulatory Law team is experienced in conducting reviews of decisions of Investigating Committees, Case Examiners and Fitness to Practise Panels and leading on serious incident reviews. We draft reports and identify learning outcomes. INFORMATION LAW ADVICE Our regulatory solicitors provide guidance on matters relating to the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, GDPR and confidentiality issues. RELATED EXPERTISE Healthcare Government Defending Professionals Corporate Crime and Investigations Criminal Defence Regulatory and Compliance Support for Businesses Critical Incident Regulatory White-Collar Crime OUR CLIENTS Our regulatory solicitors and barristers act for clients across all the major regulatory sectors including health, education, accountancy and legal. Our clients tell us it’s our understanding of their sector and pragmatic approach that has helped us build longstanding relationships with some of the largest regulators across the UK. "Their expert knowledge in regulatory law is excellent. They are knowledgeable, reliable, professional and approachable." - Chambers and Partners, 2020 OUR EXPERTS NICK LEALE Partner and Head of Regulatory Reading View Profile BRADLEY ALBUERY Partner and Head of Professional Regulation Reading View Profile ANTONIA DOWGRAY Legal Director Reading View Profile DELME GRIFFITHS Legal Director Cardiff View Profile BM INSIGHTS NEWSLETTERS PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BULLETIN - NOVEMBER 2018 Welcome to another of our professional regulatory case law updates. You have not heard from us since our update on the Bawa-Garba case in the late summer, but it's fair... Read More ARTICLES THE SENTENCING COUNCIL HAS PUBLISHED DEFINITIVE GUIDELINES FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER OFFENCES IN ENGLAND AND WALES Publication marks the first time that comprehensive guidelines have been drawn up for these very serious and difficult cases, which could range from an unintended death resulting from an assault,... Read More ARTICLES BLAKE MORGAN'S PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BULLETIN The Williams review into gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare was published on 11 June 2018. This review is important because it considers issues faced by all regulators and those who... Read More NEWSLETTERS PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BULLETIN - JUNE 2018 It has been another busy period and you will no doubt already be aware of the two prominent recent cases of NMC and X and Bawa-Garba, which involved Appeal Court... Read More ARTICLES HOW WILL THE GDPR AFFECT THE PROCESSING OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH INFORMATION? This article first appeared in Personnel Today Magazine on 4 May 2018. With the GDPR due to come into effect later this month, HR departments need to be careful when... Read More ARTICLES WHAT IS A PENALTY CLAUSE? PERHAPS NO LONGER WHAT YOU THINK IT IS… The Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment on 4th November 2015 in the conjoined appeals of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi and ParkingEye Limited v... Read More Click Here For More Insights GET IN CONTACT Need Advice? Call 0238 085 7047 Or Fill in The Form Our Experts are here to help Nearest Office Nearest Office London Cardiff Reading Southampton Oxford First Name Last Name Company Email Telephone Message CAPTCHA PRIVACY NOTICE Blake Morgan Privacy Policy We do not use any enquiries to the info@blakemorgan.co.uk email address or any completed forms for marketing purposes. FOLLOW US: SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER ARRANGE A CALL CONTACT US: Cardiff London Oxford Reading Southampton © Blake Morgan 2021. All Rights reserved. 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