Professional Disciplinary work involving members of the medical professions, and care professions, is one of Lincoln House Chambers principle areas of practice. Chambers has an extremely strong and long established team of barristers with a wealth of experience and expertise in this area.
The Professional Disciplinary team as a whole, and a good number of individual members, are ranked by the leading legal directories for their work in this area year upon year.
The team offer an advisory and advocacy service to both defence and prosecution clients and attracts frequent instructions from a range of sources. These include private individuals, specialist solicitors firms, insurance companies, professional protection organisations and regulatory bodies. seeking advocates to present cases on their behalf.
A number of members of the team also specialise in additional complimentary areas of practice such as crime, negligence, inquests & inquiries and judicial review, allowing us to provide comprehensive expert advice and advocacy for professionals facing proceedings spanning these different areas.
Lincoln House Chambers has a team of barristers who have provided an advocacy service to the GMC covering both Interim Order Hearings and High Court Extensions for over 10 years. We have unrivalled experience in these areas and are able to provide an outstanding service to both regulators and defence organisations who seek contractual relationships.
We are experts in a large number of medical profession regulatory frameworks which include (but are not limited to):
- GMC
- GDC
- GPC
- HCPC
- NMC
- GOC
- SWE
- GOsC
Several members of Chambers servicing work in this are able, in appropriate circumstances, to accept instructions on a direct access basis. In those instances when direct access instruction is not appropriate or not possible, we have a very specialist knowledge of, and superb working relationship with, the leading specialist solicitors covering all disciplinary areas. We are able to advise and assist clients in relation to identifying and instructing the very best legal team for their case.
“Lincoln House Chambers has many superstars, both at the junior and senior ends” “Its members are highly adept at handling cases in tribunals, as well as the Administrative and High Courts, and they act in medical professional disciplinary proceedings before various regulators.” Legal 500, 2024 (Professional Discipline)
“Members of Lincoln House Chambers are favoured by the GMC and often relied upon by medical professionals to defend a range of misconduct matters.” One market commentator notes: “Lincoln House barristers are able to understand complex matters quickly and disseminate them to clients in a clear and comprehensive manner.” Chambers and Partners, 2024 (Professional Discipline)