Fieldfisher‘s large professional discipline team ’delivers on the brief and works to a very high standard’. In addition to acting for an array of different regulators across health, sport, surveying, policing, finance and law, the group represents higher education institutions that offer regulated profession-related study courses. Regulatory group co-head Sarah Ellson ‘knows everything about professional regulation’; and Matthew Lohn has particular experience in healthcare and finance sector-related discipline issues. The practice also comprises Frankie Everitt, an adviser on a range of professional disciplinary, public law and regulatory issues; the ’very impressive’ Martin Sleight, who is a former GMC in-house counsel; and Olivia Rogers, who assists regulatory bodies and businesses with professional discipline matters. Currently on a part-time secondment to the Bar Standards Board, Chloe Williams is ‘an absolute star in the making’.
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‘Very experienced and knowledgeable education team.’
‘AAA quality service. Clients really do know that they are dealing with the elite in terms of the legal advice they get.’
‘Fieldfisher delivers on the brief and works to a very high standard.’
‘Matthew Lohn is always a first point of contact when seeking advice, guidance or support. Matthew provides assurance and absolute confidence that clients’ requirements will be met to the highest standard and in the (often short) timescales specified.’
‘Sarah Ellson - knows everything about professional regulation.’
‘A strong regulatory team led by Sarah Ellson, which is very adaptable, easy to communicate with, and rises to the challenge.’
‘Martin Sleight - very impressive. Prompt, helpful and always right.’
‘Chloe Williams is an absolute star in the making, who is very easy to work with.’
Key clients
- Bar Standards Board
- Architects Registration Board
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
- Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
- General Chiropractic Council
- Teaching Regulation Agency
- General Optical Council
- Taxation Disciplinary Board
- United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
- Pharmaceutical Society for Northern Ireland
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Construction Industry Training Board
- Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine
- Register of Clinical Technologists
Work highlights
- Appointed to undertake an end-to-end review and provide a public report on the operation of the Bar Standards Board Enforcement processes.
- Newly appointed to advise the Architects Registration Board on a wide range of issues relating to the regulation of architects.
- Assisting the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland with training decision makers, drafting new legislation, and governance matters.
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Sarah Ellson