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Cardiff
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Blackfords Limited Liability Partnership is
registered as an LLP OC325398 in England & Wales.

Authorised and Regulated by The Solicitors Regulation Authority under practice number 462078.

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“Best possible strategy”

The Blackfords team has great experience in the highly specialised area of medical disciplinary defence.

They carefully prepare and tactically develop their cases so that the best possible case strategy is implemented for
their clients.

Our dedicated team of top-rated GMC defence solicitors is unique here at Blackfords LLP. Not only do we specialise in acting for medical professionals before healthcare regulators [such as the General Medical Council or GMC, and the General Dental Council or GDC], we also specialise in acting for medical professionals facing employment-related criminal matters.

Because regulatory and criminal allegations can overlap, we are able to advise seamlessly and tactically on both matters within the optimal overall strategy that is best for each case.

As a niche regulatory and criminal solicitor firm, based in London but with a UK reach, our dedicated medical defence team has extensive experience representing Doctors and Dentists across the whole range of General and Dental Medical Council issues - from initial Notification to Fitness-To-Practise allegations to Appeals against decisions, as well as with applications seeking Restoration to the respective Council’s register.

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Carolina Bracken

Professional Disciplinary & Regulatory specialist barrister

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GMC Fitness To Practise Investigation Solicitors

Complaints against doctors are known as ‘referrals’ and the doctors we act for are known as ‘registrants’.

The importance of registrants retaining the services of a specialist fitness to practise lawyer team immediately can not be over-stated, and our seasoned expertise extends throughout all stages of the process:

RULE 4 - the initial pre-consideration letter to the doctor following
a complaint
RULE 7 - further notification advising there is a case to answer
MPTS TRIBUNAL - adjudicates in a Fitness To Practise (FTP) hearing
SANCTIONS - the imposition of any sanctions if the complaint is upheld
APPEALS - challenge by way of an appeal to the High Court within 28
days of the date when the notification of decision was served
INTERIM ORDERS - additionally, Interim Orders can be made at any stage
of a GMC investigation following the initial referral/complaint, and
these are handled by an Interim Order Tribunal

Some investigations are wide ranging and there may be overlapping issues with multiple complaints and/or allegations making them complex, whereas other investigations can be more straightforward. It is always critical however to choose your legal representation with care.

As even the simplest of allegations if proven, can have a dramatic impact on the medical practitioner and their ability to continue to practise, it is of the utmost importance to select only the most experienced and tried & tested GMC medical defence lawyers.