With ‘unrivalled expertise in defending SDT cases’, Clyde & Co acts for large law firms and high-profile partners in high-stakes regulatory investigations and disciplinary matters. The team also represents healthcare professionals in disciplinary proceedings before private hospitals, NHS England and NHS Trusts. The group is further experienced in appealing to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First Tier Tribunal (HESC), as well as the High Court; and additionally acts for accountancy firms in accountants’ regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. Jane Lang is ’exceptionally gifted’; Adam Weston represents healthcare professionals in disciplinary cases; Fergal Cathie is notably focused on the law firm sector; James Roberts heads the accountants’ liability, regulatory and disciplinary team; and Richard Harrison leads the global lawyers’ liability, disciplinary, regulatory and investigations department. The practice also features the ‘pragmatic’ Lee Biddle; Tim Crockford, who acts in Financial Reporting Council (FRC) investigations; Niya Phiri, a defender of law firms and legal professionals; and Penrose Foss, who assists with defence-side disciplinary proceedings concerning auditors, accountants, taxation professionals and insolvency practitioners. Other experienced practitioners are Rowena Lewis, Andrew Forsyth, Rebecca Gowling, Jonathan Lawrence, Michael Clark and Laurel Forde, as well as Lesia MacCormack, Stephen Hooper and Ewan Bright.
Testimonials
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‘A very good firm that has strength in depth.’
‘Unrivalled expertise in defending SDT cases. They really understand how the SRA works and how to make the Regulator listen.’