New Park Court Chambers

Crime, Regulatory, Civil

Ryan Donoghue is an experienced court and tribunal advocate with a personable nature that enables him to easily engage with clients and ensure the most effective presentation of every case.

Ryan currently has a mixed practice in crime, regulatory crime and professional discipline and has quickly adapted his skills gained at the criminal Bar, where he is a member of the CPS Advocates Panel, and applied these to secure admission to the List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates and the General Medical Council’s Approved Counsel Panel.

Ryan has built on this success and is increasingly instructed in high-profile regulatory and professional discipline proceedings, both acting alone and also as a led junior.

Crime

Ryan regularly appears for both prosecution and defence in proceedings in the Crown Court. Ryan has experience of acting in cases involving allegations of serious assault, sexual offences, drug supply, robbery, burglary, public disorder, perverting the course of justice and child neglect. Ryan also has experience in dealing with cases involving allegations of fraud and money laundering, and has a particular interest in confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act, following his previous employment in the financial sector.

Ryan has also advised and represented several clients in appeals against sentence, made to the Court of Appeal, including a complex case involving the effect of a modern slavery referral upon the credit awarded to a defendant for a guilty plea.

Ryan also maintains a smaller practice in the Magistrates’ Court, which primarily involves defending professional clients charged with a range of motoring offences, where he has significant experience in making submissions of exceptional hardship.

Ryan also has experience in the Youth Court and has dealt with cases involving allegations of rape and other sexual offences, robbery, possession with intent to supply class A drugs and causing grievous bodily harm.

Regulatory

Ryan is regularly instructed to prosecute cases on behalf of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England and Wales. Ryan also has significant experience in advising on cases at the pre-charge stage, including in relation to complex matters of causation and expert evidence.

Ryan also has experience in prosecuting offences on behalf of the Health and Safety executive and other regulatory agencies, including for offences involving the causation of serious injuries.

Ryan is a member of the List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates, currently at Level C, qualifying him to prosecute cases on behalf of various public regulators.

Ryan is also frequently instructed to represent the Care Quality Commission in First Tier Tribunal proceedings brought by or against the providers and managers of care and nursing homes, relating to restrictions placed upon their registration.

Professional Discipline and Sport

Ryan has a rapidly developing professional discipline practice and has been instructed in a broad range of cases before various professional regulators. Ryan is a member of the General Medical Council’s Approved Counsel Panel, enabling him to represent the GMC in Fitness to Practise proceedings in the Medical Practitioners Tribunal. Ryan is regularly instructed to act in proceedings involving allegations of criminal conviction, misconduct (including clinical misconduct and dishonesty) and adverse health.

Ryan also has experience in representing police officers facing misconduct proceedings, including cases involving allegations of sub-standard investigation and improper recording practices, and has represented Social Work England on multiple occasions in misconduct proceedings brought against social workers.

Ryan is also increasingly instructed to represent professional, semi-professional and amateur sportspersons facing misconduct and similar proceedings before their sport’s regulatory body. Ryan has appeared before the National Safeguarding Panel and the Rugby Football League’s Operational Rules Tribunal.

CPS Panel Advocate Level 3 Specialist Regulatory Advocate in Health & Safety and Environmental Law (List C)