Professional Discipline - Tribunals, Inquests & Inquiries

Jeremy is head of the St Pauls Chambers Professional Disciplinary team. Members of the team are recognised legal experts specialising in conduct of all professional regulation. Jeremy has particular experience in the following areas of work.

Solicitors Disciplinary; representing a number of firms of solicitors and individual partners and other members of staff faced with investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority [SRA]. Advice has been given to major law firms, medium size practices and sole practitioners on a range of issues that include acting with integrity, acting in the best interests of clients, and various compliance including conflicts of interest, self reporting, mortgage fraud and financial services.

General Medical Council; Cases before both the Interim Orders Panel [IOP] and the Fitness To Practise [FTP] tribunal . These include highly contested hearings involving allegations of dishonesty and clinical underperformance where the panel has drawn back from erasure following detailed representations. Jeremy is currently representing a number of specialists who are facing differing issues before the GMC.

Financial Services Authority; representing a number of IFA’s in both criminal and disciplinary proceedings. Prosecutions have been contested around the country where deposit taking and collective investments schemes have been investigated. A recent success before the Regulatory Decisions Committee [RDC] in a substantial case involving self certificating mortgages is one of only two to have been withdrawn following representations.

Accountants; Following involvement in serious fraud cases over twenty years, members of chambers have become familiar with accounting rules and principles and have represented accountants before the Chartered Institute of Accountants of England and Wales disciplinary committee. Jeremy is a member of the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board [AADB], the body that investigates and where appropriate, holds disciplinary tribunals in public interest cases.

General Council for Social Care; Jeremy acts as a legal advisor to the GSCC and has appeared in a number of cases including IOPs, full hearings and a meeting of the registrations committee.

Recent cases:

• Consultant Dermatologist before the GMC
• Solicitor facing allegations in relation to mortgage fraud
• Self reporting following take over of in house litigation team
• Consultant Eye Surgeon advice
• Staff Grade Locum facing dishonesty and other practice issues