Richard Nelson LLP
Client Satisfaction‘Able to provide a wide range of specialist legal services to professionals and businesses’, Richard Nelson LLP’s sector expertise encompasses legal, accountancy, medical and education. The ‘tactically astute’ Steve Roberts acts for lawyers during investigations and before regulatory tribunals; Marie Dancer is routinely instructed by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association to defend pharmacists before the GPhC; and veteran practitioner Richard Nelson represents solicitors in SRA investigations, as well as before the SDT. The practice further includes Victoria Rees, who acts for healthcare professionals and teachers; and Sarah-Jane Varley, who ’has a very firm grip on the procedures and principles’.
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‘Very friendly but clearly know their work inside out. Informal, which allows for clients to relax despite the formality of proceedings and the seriousness of potential outcomes. They get really good results.’
‘Richard Nelson LLP is a key player in the marketplace and able to provide a wide range of specialist legal services to professionals and businesses.’
‘Steve Roberts is very approachable and personable. Happy to be as hands on or as hands off as counsel requires, which is rare and valued. Excellent to work with - tactically astute, with a thorough knowledge of relevant law and procedure. He handles clients with tact and skill, and goes the extra mile to help them.’
‘Steve Roberts is very professional and friendly. He explains everything in detail and spends time listening to concerns. Clients are extremely happy with his work. He deals with cases in a very professional manner and achieves positive outcomes. Definitely recommended to anyone.’
‘Marie Dancer and Victoria Rees are very experienced in healthcare regulatory matters. All their cases are impeccably prepared. They are also very well-organised and instruct counsel in plenty of time ahead of hearings. The quality of the instructions and properly-organised case papers sent to instructed counsel really do make them stand out.’
‘Marie Dancer knows everything there is to know about professional discipline.’
‘Victoria Rees is excellent. Cases are always well-prepared and clients feel really reassured by her. Her instructions are detailed, and she leaves no stone unturned when assessing a client's case.’
- ‘Sarah-Jane Varley is brilliant - excellent with clients and has a very firm grip on the procedures and principles.’
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Steve Roberts, Marie Dancer, Richard Nelson