Professional Discipline
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 1
Contact number
0131 228 3777About
Provided by Brodies LLP
Brodies advises on every aspect of professional discipline to help clients manage claims and complaints, maintain and improve standards of conduct and proactively manage risks.
We deal with regulatory and disciplinary processes for professionals and regulators in a variety of different forums and have extensive experience of representing professionals before regulators.
We act in all sectors of professional regulation in Scotland: legal, medical, actuarial, social services and academic, in addition to the regulation of board members within the social housing sector.
We are regularly involved in ground-breaking litigation, including managing test case strategies, and offer the expertise of our in-house advocates to represent clients in all courts and tribunals including fatal accident inquiries and public inquiries.
Chambers Review
Brodies advises on disciplinary matters in a number of different professional fields, including education, law and healthcare. The firm's experience includes representation at conduct proceedings, advising on complex regulatory matters and supporting investigations. The team regularly works with both individuals and professional bodies. Brodies advises bodies such as the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission and the Law Society of Scotland on regulatory and disciplinary matters.
Work Highlights
- Brodies were instructed by the Law Society of Scotland to provide guidance on the Society's regulation of LLPs, including how it should exercise its regulatory powers and functions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Brodies has a very experienced and competent team."
"They seemed so committed and their office is fantastic, they do everything quickly."
"Brodies is first class; it has a market leading professional discipline practice in Scotland."
"They take the time to make sure that the correct person deals with your enquiry. They are a very skilled multidisciplinary team."
"Brodies has a very experienced and competent team."
"They seemed so committed and their office is fantastic, they do everything quickly."
"Brodies is first class; it has a market leading professional discipline practice in Scotland."
"They take the time to make sure that the correct person deals with your enquiry. They are a very skilled multidisciplinary team."
Notable Practitioners
Christine O'Neill is chair of Brodies and acts for an array of regulatory bodies in disciplinary matters across the medical, financial and legal sectors. She is a qualified barrister and regularly handles the advocacy for PSA appeals.
"Christine is an outstanding specialist who provides pragmatic and commercial advice underscored with real expertise in her field."
"Christine delivers complex advice with a compelling authority. She's a class act."
"Christine is a consummate professional and manages to deliver legal advice to non legal individuals in language that is easily understood. She is very approachable and accessible."
Niall McLean is called upon by regulators, individuals and university fitness-to-practise panels. He has a broad disciplinary practise that includes the health and social care, education and legal sectors.
"Niall McLean is an impressive lawyer."