Professional Discipline
UK Bar Guide 2025 : The Regions (Bar)
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(0161) 214 6000Chambers Review
Deans Court Chambers offers an exceptional bench of barristers who have renowned practices both prosecuting and defending doctors facing allegations of misconduct relating to clinical failings, sexual misconduct and other serious matters. Many of the barristers draw on their complementary skills in inquests and criminal cases to inform their practice in this area. According to one interviewee, Deans Court has "a very strong profile in regulatory work."
Peter Kelly is the senior regulatory clerk.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They stand out for their clerking, who assist as much as possible."
"I have always found the service from the clerksroom to set the standard, providing an excellent, personable and efficient service."
"They stand out for their clerking, who assist as much as possible."
"I have always found the service from the clerksroom to set the standard, providing an excellent, personable and efficient service."
Notable Practitioners
Elizabeth Dudley-Jones has a broad professional discipline practice, with a notable focus on handling cases concerning medical and healthcare law, involving issues such as misconduct, dishonesty, criminal allegations and clinical failings. She regularly prosecutes cases for the GMC, including several cases before the fitness-to-practise panel.
"A real class act and a superb opponent."
Robin Kitching is a reliable barrister known for his work for the GMC in sensitive and high-profile cases, with expertise in handling fitness-to-practise cases. He handles professional discipline matters as part of a broader practice that also encompasses criminal law work.
"Robin is always a good advocate and a very able practitioner."
Rosalind Emsley-Smith is a barrister who uses her broad experience in criminal law to good effect in disciplinary cases in the healthcare sector. She regularly acts for the GMC and has a wide knowledge of the MPTS, with a particular focus on fitness-to-practise hearings and reviews of fitness-to-practise hearings.
"Rosalind is a very switched on and good advocate."
"A very experienced prosecutor, she is very capable."