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Our experienced and well-known healthcare regulatory and professional discipline team represents healthcare practitioners facing all forms of investigations. We advise practitioners in respect of both clinical and conduct issues under investigation by their regulator, disciplinary investigations and other investigations including invited reviews. We act for doctors, dentists, optical professionals, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, chiropractors and paramedics, among others.

We advise, support and represent healthcare practitioners at all stages of fitness to practise investigations from formulating an initial response to representing a practitioner before the panels of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, General Dental Council, General Optical Council, General Chiropractic Council, Nursing & Midwifery Council and Health & Care Professions Council. We have significant experience in representing doctors in NHS Trust disciplinary investigations (MHPS) including those which progress to conduct/capability hearings. We also represent doctors and other professionals in criminal investigations from police station interview to Crown Court trial.

Our lawyers are instructed in a broad range of complex and high profile investigations involving healthcare providers and organisations including NHS Trusts, care homes, specialist mental health units and private healthcare providers.

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Professional Discipline - Scotland

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What the Team is Known For

Clyde & Co LLP has a skilled team of practitioners with the capacity to handle parallel civil and disciplinary proceedings. The team is particularly well known for its strength in healthcare, representing members of the MPS and MDDUS. The firm is adept at representing professionals in the legal, education and finance industries.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Graeme Watson
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Graeme Watson
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Graeme Watson is the head of the firm's Scottish healthcare practice. He represents an array of professionals facing dishonesty, assault and general misconduct allegations. He frequently represents clients in proceedings before the GMC, GDC and General Teaching Council for Scotland.

He understands our situation fully and is an excellent lawyer.

Graeme is an unbelievable advocate and has the biggest brain in the sector.

Duncan Batchelor
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Duncan Batchelor
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Duncan Batchelor is noted for his proficiency in representing medical practitioners in disciplinary proceedings before the NMC, GDC and GMC. He assists clients facing a range of misconduct allegations, including dishonesty and sexual assault.
Claire Raftery
Claire Raftery
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Claire Raftery is a legal director who appears on behalf of medical practitioners and teachers in proceedings before their regulators. She is particularly adept at representing clients in GDC fitness-to-practise and interim order committee hearings.

Claire is highly competent and meticulous. She is so innovative, it's impressive.

She is excellent, well prepared and a fighter. She's great.

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Graeme Watson
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Graeme Watson
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Duncan Batchelor
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Duncan Batchelor
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Claire Raftery
Claire Raftery
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