Delivering ‘an excellent service across the board’, Cole Khan Solicitors LLP’s professional discipline and regulatory team represents legal, financial services, education, and accountancy and actuarial professionals in disciplinary proceedings brought by regulators and employers. The employment and professional discipline boutique is co-led by Emilie Cole, who routinely acts for professionals in disciplinary and regulatory proceedings; and employment and professional discipline law specialist Shazia Khan, who is ‘quite simply superb at her job’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘An outstanding, cutting-edge equality law firm.’
  • ‘The team is truly seamless. Clients are never left in limbo if one or another is away. They provide an excellent service across the board.’

  • ‘Shazia Khan and Emilie Cole are leaders in their field.’
  • ‘Shazia Khan is one of the most forceful and persistent solicitors around, who will go above and beyond for her clients. Shazia has particular expertise in bringing discrimination claims against professional regulators.’
  • ‘Shazia Khan is outstanding - always to be recommended.’

  • ‘Shazia Khan is quite simply superb at her job. She is very knowledgeable and well-connected in the industry. Excellent.’

  • ‘Emilie Cole fights fearlessly for clients’ rights. Whatever the difficulties, she will seek to overcome them.’

  • ‘Emilie Cole is a real details person and can handle large quantities of information with ease.’

Key clients

  • Equality & Human Rights Commission

Work highlights

  • Defending an individual against the General Medical Council’s appeal against a landmark race discrimination claim.
  • Acting for a social worker who was suspended from work for believing that a person cannot change their sex (among others).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Shazia Khan, Emilie Cole

Other key lawyers

Colin Davidson, Sacha Sokhi