Shannett Thompson

Shannett has a varied client base which consists of regulators, individual registrants, care homes and other businesses.

In the healthcare sector, she is regularly instructed to conduct investigations on behalf of regulatory bodies in relation to allegations of a serious nature. She also appears as an advocate before both interim order and conduct and competence committees on behalf of her regulator clients.

In the education section, she acts in respect of cases where a decision may be made to prohibit teachers from the profession.

Shannett advises doctors and nurses in relation to fitness to practise investigations throughout the lifespan of a case, all the way through to appeal.

Shannett was listed by Brummel Magazine as ‘One to Watch’ in 2018.

Shannett qualified in 2007 having completed her training in-house within a legal services department of a NHS Trust. She joined Kingsley Napley in 2011 and became a Partner in 2020.

Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)

Private Prosecutors’ Association (PPA)

Shannett has contributed to publications by LexisNexis, the Journal of Professional Negligence and City Wealth Magazine. She is an avid commentator and has features in newspapers and blogs.