An unparalleled degree of experience and knowledge reinforces our position as one of the leading sets in Regulatory work.

Healthcare Tribunals

We have particular expertise and considerable experience in the field of the regulation of the various areas of healthcare professions. Our strong team of Disciplinary Healthcare specialists regularly appear before the General Medical Council, the General Dental Council, and the General Optical Council.

Regular in-house briefings and discussions ensure our barristers remain fully up to date on current issues arising in the healthcare tribunals.

All of our disciplinary practitioners are members of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL).

Other Disciplinary Tribunals

Police, Solicitors, and Courts Martial

Members of chambers, including a number of QCs, have considerable experience both prosecuting and defending in a wide range of other disciplinary tribunals including all levels of Police Disciplinary Tribunals, Solicitors Disciplinary Panels, and Courts Martial. Our members frequently represent military personnel facing Court Martial wherever they are stationed.

Financial Regulation

The financial services industry is subject to an increasing level of scrutiny and regulation. QEB Hollis Whiteman continues to be at the forefront of this area of litigation. Our barristers are closely involved as counsel to the Financial Services Authority in ground-breaking investigations and are well-placed to advise clients on the approach and attitude of the regulator in this growing area of law.

Our highly experienced and widely regarded regulatory team consistently delivers sound, practical advice to the highest standards.

Our breadth of experience in financial and corporate crime, international investigation and asset seizure, as well as professional disciplinary proceedings ensure that our advice on the conduct of financial regulation litigation takes full account of the interplay between the regulatory activity of the FSA and the functions of the Serious Fraud Office, the DTI, foreign law enforcement agencies and other domestic regulators.

Experience includes:

• Acting in the first criminal prosecution for market abuse brought under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (prosecuted and defended by QEB Hollis Whiteman barristers)
• Advising the FSA on large-scale criminal and disciplinary investigations including those with an international dimension and involving the American Securities and Exchange Commission
• Appearing before the Regulatory Decisions Committee of the FSA and the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal
• Instructed in the High Court, Chancery Division, in the first case in which the Court of Appeal ruled upon the definition of a ‘collective investment scheme’