Healthcare regulation lawyers

We are top-ranked as a team in the legal directories, and many of our team of expert medical defence lawyers are highly ranked leading individuals when it comes to defending healthcare professionals.

Following our merger with RadcliffesLeBrasseur, we have been joined by their team of top ranked experts who have unrivalled expertise in defending doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals.

We are top-ranked as a team in the legal directories, and many of our team of expert medical defence lawyers are highly ranked leading individuals when it comes to defending healthcare professionals. Following our merger with RadcliffesLeBrasseur we have been joined by their team of top-ranked experts who have unrivalled expertise in defending doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals.

Each year we represent hundreds of professionals before their regulators, in criminal investigations, at inquests, in disciplinary proceedings and many other professional matters. However, our team are more than expert solicitors, we are also highly experienced advocates, with years of experience of representing doctors and dentists in interim orders hearings, GDC committee hearings, Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) tribunal hearings, inquests, police investigations and disciplinary panels; whatever the problem our legal experts provide a seamless service that combines pragmatic advice with high-quality advocacy.

For many decades, we have been instructed in many of the most complex and highest profile cases which have established the law in medical regulation, disciplinary, inquests and crime. These are our core expertise, meaning we are exceptionally well focussed and placed to advise, represent and guide you through whatever the problem may be, including:

• GMC fitness to practise investigations;
• GDC fitness to practise investigations;
• Advocacy at Interim orders hearings before a GMC Tribunal or GDC committee;
• Advice and representation for Performers List concerns and hearings;
• Disciplinary procedures (MHPS or UPSW);
• Police investigations, counter-fraud investigations and criminal trials;
• Public inquiries;
• Representing healthcare professionals at inquests;
• Defending clinical negligence claims;
• Dealing with healthcare data breaches, or data security concerns; and
• Investigation or action by the Care Quality Commission or Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.

We believe that no firm can match our experience — when you instruct Weightmans we will match you to one of our leading healthcare and medical defence lawyers who will provide you with the right assistance, at the right time and in the right location. Through our extensive experience of defending Doctors and Dentists in GDC committee hearings and GMC tribunal hearings we can help you to connect with medical experts and experienced barristers who can help you to defend the allegations.

We take pride in the quality of the services we provide to healthcare professionals who want advice and support with defending themselves against a GMC or GDC investigation or the defence of any other disciplinary or criminal allegation. However, don’t take our word for that as the industry feedback from legal publications such as Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 is that our firm is rated in the very top tier for professional discipline and regulation — many of our lawyers are rated amongst the best in healthcare law.

• “Recognised for its strength in advising on regulation and compliance issues for medical professionals, regularly assisting them with hearings before the GMC and GDC. Also noted for its ability to assist with police investigations, as well as sensitive inquests and inquiries.”
• “The solicitors in the team operate with the utmost professionalism and willingness to assist; nothing is ever too much trouble and clients always feel very valued.”
• “The firm has unrivalled experience, judgement and industry knowledge.”
• “Impressive team of highly experienced lawyers”.
• “Absolutely first class.”
• “This is a top-end team with some of the best in the business for regulatory law”
• “The healthcare department provide high-quality, knowledgeable advice.”
• “They’re a really experienced, specialist team. They constantly deal with high profile cases and give incredibly pragmatic advice”
• “Their healthcare and regulatory work is exceptionally good”
• “Noted for the strength of its advocacy in GMC and GDC hearings… The firm has unrivalled experience, judgement and industry knowledge”
• “Impressive team of highly experienced lawyers”.