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Our Professional Discipline team has vast experience in dealing with complaints against the medical, dental and nursing professions. We represent professionals before their regulators, including interim orders and fitness to practise proceedings, in relation to misconduct, deficient professional performance, adverse physical or mental health and criminal convictions.

Team members appear regularly at the GMC and GDC and conduct their own advocacy before the Interim Orders Tribunal or Committee.

We represent:

  • All types of healthcare professionals during NHS Counter Fraud Service Investigations, at Performers List and Dental List Suspension Hearings, during NHS Disciplinary Investigations, at Disciplinary Tribunals, in criminal proceedings and in investigations by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.
  • Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
  • Architects before the Architects Registration Board on instructions from professional indemnity insurers.
  • Solicitors in disciplinary matters with the Law Society of Scotland.
  • Nurses before the NMC
  • Social care professions before the SSSC
  • Teachers before the GTCS

Experience: advising on police interviews and reports to the Crown Procurator Fiscal, providing employment regulatory advice for registrants with criminal convictions: drink driving, fraud, assault and abuse.

Also appear on behalf of clinicians at Fatal Accident Inquiries throughout Scotland and in Public Inquiries in Scotland, Northern Ireland and UK wide.

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What the Team is Known For

BTO Solicitors LLP has a renowned practice focusing on private practice clinical defence. The firm regularly represents doctors and dentists before the GMC and GDC in relation to misconduct, deficient professional performance and criminal convictions. The team also represents accountants in disciplinary proceedings. The firm is frequently instructed by the MDDUS, MPS and MDU.

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Notable Practitioners

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Laura Donald
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Laura Donald
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Senior Statespeople
Laura Donald is a highly respected lawyer with noteworthy experience representing medical practitioners in hearings before regulatory bodies. She regularly advises on cases involving allegations of inappropriate behaviour, sexual misconduct and assault, and has significant expertise in cases before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal.

Laura Donald is a very experienced regulatory lawyer.

Laura is a very safe pair of hands who is highly regarded in the profession.

Laura Donald is a trusted and reliable sounding board on a wide range of matters within our shared sphere of professional interest.

Martin Walker
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Martin Walker
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Martin Walker predominantly represents members of the Educational Institute of Scotland. He acts for teachers subject to conduct and competence referrals made to the GTCS.

Martin is extremely diligent and empathetic, he cares about clients and takes on some of the most intricate and delicate cases.

Martin Walker does professional discipline work day in and day out.

Cara Docherty
Cara Docherty
Associates to watch

Cara Docherty has comprehensive experience defending dental and medical professionals. She often appears in hearings referred to the GMC and GDC.

Cara delivers a high standard of work, is responsive and communicative.

Cara Docherty is very good, she's a lovely person to work with, and is detailed, personable and always on top of things.

Cara has excellent communication skills and good attention to detail, while being highly responsive.

Jennifer King
Jennifer King
Associates to watch

Jennifer King regularly represents dental and medical practitioners in fitness-to-practise hearings and NHS tribunals. She is an associate in the firm's Glasgow office.

Jennifer King is superb: she is all over the papers, is competent and has great attention to detail.

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Professional Discipline

Laura Donald
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Laura Donald
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Senior Statespeople
Martin Walker
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Martin Walker
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Band 2
Cara Docherty
Cara Docherty
Associates to watch
Jennifer King
Jennifer King
Associates to watch

Members

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Adam Boyle

Cara Docherty

Caroline Carr

Duncan Mawby

Jill Harris

Laura Donald

Laura Donald

Head of Department

Laura Salmond

Natalie McCartney

Phoebe Crane

Sophie Lennox

Clients

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British Medical Association

Medical Protection Society (MPS)

Royal College of Nursing

The Medical Defence Union Limited (MDU)

The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)

The Scottish Police Federation

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Accountancy

Architecture

Dental

Education

Health Care

Legal

Medical

Nursing

Professional Services

Social Care