Fitness-to-practise defence for doctors, nurses, dentists and allied professionals, GMC, NMC, GDC, HCPC, and parallel work for accountants, surveyors, teachers and social workers before their regulators. The written stages decide most cases, and the written stages are what this practice does best.
Handled in writing, with remote hearings covered where your fee tier includes representation. No in-person attendance.
Written reply within 24 hours. Trademarks filed within 48 hours of instruction. Documents in days, not weeks. Never "3 to 5 business days" just to hear back.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Initial response to the regulator | The first letter is the most important document in the case: your account framed properly, insight demonstrated, escalation headed off where possible. | from £2,500 |
| Full written stage | Representations, evidence assembly, remediation portfolio and correspondence through the investigation stage. | from £4,500 |
| Interim order hearing | Preparation and remote representation where the regulator seeks interim restrictions on your practice. | from £2,500 |
| Substantive hearing | Full preparation, with hearing advocacy conducted remotely where permitted or with specialist counsel instructed. | from £6,500 |
| Other regulators | ACCA, RICS, TRA, Social Work England and equivalent fitness-to-practise regimes, same structure, quoted to the regulator's process. | as above |
Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.
Early, unadvised accounts are the most common self-inflicted wound in regulatory cases: they fix your version before you have seen the evidence, and inconsistencies later are treated as dishonesty. Take advice before you respond, even the acknowledgment matters.
Often, in part, check your policy and your defence organisation cover first, and say what you have in the enquiry. This practice can work alongside or instead of that cover, and will tell you plainly if you are already covered for something you would otherwise pay for.
Regulators forgive clinical error far more readily than they forgive its denial. A response that demonstrates reflection, remediation and understanding of what went wrong is frequently the difference between advice, restrictions and erasure, and it must be genuine, which is why it is drafted with you, not for you.
Yes, everything is remote, privileged and confidential by default, and client names are never published by this practice.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
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