Many professions are governed by an official body or regulator. They can investigate you for alleged breaches of regulation. It can take a range of actions against you based on their findings.
A professional disciplinary investigation can be commenced for a wide variety of reasons. It includes instances where conduct in your personal life can have a direct impact in respect of your professional standing.
We appreciate that professional disciplinary investigations can be damaging to your career and ongoing business. If you are confronted with allegations of any kind, then it will be an emotional and stressful time.
How we support you through disciplinary proceedings
Our professional disciplinary proceedings lawyers can assist you in defending your position during the investigation and beyond. If an initial investigation does lead to a hearing before the relevant tribunal, we will support you through the legal process. We can also help to appeal decisions if you have been treated unfairly during the process.
Our professional disciplinary investigation lawyers are here to work alongside and assist you through each stage of the process. Our aim is to protect your reputation, whether by clearing you of any wrongdoing or achieving the best possible outcome in any prevailing circumstances.
Professions that could face an investigation include:
- Architects
- Solicitors
- Accountants
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Pharmacists
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Financial Advisers
- Teachers
- Care home owners
Disciplinary proceedings, procedures and hearings
Here is a selection of the different processes, inspections and investigations we can advise and support you through:
- Professional regulatory hearings and tribunals
- Fitness to practise procedures
- Professional misconduct investigations
- Disciplinary hearings
- Breaches of professional standards
- Internal disciplinary matters
- Issues of professional competence
- If you are under investigation by your regulator or professional body
- Regulatory proceedings and other matters involving regulators or your professional body
Contact Tej Thakkar
Our early involvement and intervention could limit the damage of any complaint. We can help you to try and resolve any issues in the investigation promptly and as discretely as possible. Contact our professional disciplinary proceedings lawyer
