Regulatory & Disciplinary Solicitors

Our solicitors advise and represent legal, medical and other professionals facing with misconduct proceedings. We are recommended for our work in regulatory and disciplinary law in the Times Best Law Firms, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Spear’s 500 directories. 

Our team provide urgent discrete advice on regulatory self-reporting and other obligations. Likewise, in the face of regulators investigating or prosecuting our solicitors provide a service which is unparalleled in its response.

Regulators are now more inclined to investigate private issues within the professional sphere and the extent to which this is proportionate and lawful may require early consideration. Our solicitors have been at the forefront of some of the largest and most important regulatory and disciplinary cases in recent times. We work with legal, medical and City professionals to guide them through such complicated issues using discretion and valour.

Our services include:

SRA Investigations & SDT Proceedings

We are instructed by solicitors and other legal professionals who are under investigation or prosecution by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). We also assist solicitors and other legal professionals (read more)

Bar Standards Board Investigations and Bar Tribunal Disciplinary Proceedings

We are instructed by barristers facing internal misconduct investigations and those being conducted by the Bar Standards Board.  (read more)

Dental Professionals and GDC Proceedings

We help dentists and dental professionals with investigations and prosecutions being conducted by the General Dental Council (GDC). We assist with advising (read more)

Doctors and GMC Proceedings

We help doctors and other healthcare professionals who are being investigated or prosecuted by the General Medical Council. We can also assist with advising (read more)

Health and Care Professionals and HCPC Proceedings

We help healthcare professionals with investigations and prosecutions being conducted by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Social Work England (SWE) (read more)

Trading Standards Investigations and Proceedings

We help individuals and companies with consumer protection compliance advice. We advise online retailers and other businesses navigate Trading Standards investigations (read more)

University Misconduct Proceedings

We help university students with misconduct investigations and hearings. We advise students on the collation of evidence and the making of submissions (read more)

External Employer Investigations

If allegations have been made against an individual within an organisation, it may be necessary for the organisation to conduct an investigation.  These can be carried out internally or externally (read more)

Recent examples of our work include:

BSB v Jo Sidhu KC [2025] – dismissal or acquittal in 25 of 28 allegations faced for former Chair of Criminal Bar Association.

SRA v T [2025] – successful revocation of section 43 Order permitting now qualified solicitor to practise without conditions.

SRA v SX [2025] – sexual misconduct allegations discontinued following submissions on preliminary decision.

DVSA v B [2025] – successful appeal against decision to remove B from Register of Approved Driving Instructors.

SRA v C [2025] – sexual misconduct investigation by SRA discontinued following submissions.

SRA v G [2025]- SRA investigation into alleged misconduct from conduct of internal investigation discontinued following submissions.

SRA v S [2025] – SRA Investigation into alleged misconduct through commercial transactions discontinued.

SRA v F [2025] – fine imposed on solicitor following negotiated admissions.

SRA v JH [2024] – successful application for Restoration to the Roll after more than 20 years.

SRA v P [2024] – strike off avoided in dishonesty case where suspension of 12 months imposed instead.

Traffic Commissioner v EP [2024] – successfully retained HGV licence following bridge strike

SRA v D [2024] – SRA investigation into sexual misconduct allegation discontinued.

Contact Our Regulatory Defence Team

If you are facing a regulatory investigation or prosecution, early legal advice could make all the difference. Whether you are in London or across England and Wales, contact one of our specialist regulatory defence solicitors to arrange a confidential consultation.

Call us on 020 7183 8950, email us or complete our secure online enquiry form.