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In 2022 Sarah-Jane joined Richard Nelson LLP as a Senior Legal Adviser in the Professional Disciplinary Team; defending professionals in fitness to practise investigations. Sarah-Jane was called to the Bar in 2001 and practised in Criminal and Immigration Law as a Barrister in London Chambers for three years before moving to Chambers in Leicester in 2005. er past practice at the Bar has given her the skills to manage complex and challenging cases, to work effectively with clients and given her a wealth of experience in drafting persuasive and robust legal argument.
Victoria joined Richard Nelson LLP in May 2016 as a Senior Legal Assistant and is now an Associate. Victoria has experience working on a wide range of professional disciplinary cases, defending healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as teachers. Victoria’s expertise includes advising and supporting medical, dental and nursing students in fitness to practise investigations at university level. She also works with teachers facing professional conduct investigations and hearings before the TRA. Victoria has niche expertise in helping pharmacy students appeal against failure in the pre-registration exam. Victoria specialises in drafting written responses to regulatory investigations, seeking to persuade the regulator that a case does not need to be referred to a hearing. She has an excellent track record in persuading case examiners/investigating committees to dispose of a fitness to practise matter short of a full hearing.