Medical Law Barristers specialise in all areas of medical law and professional regulation.
We provide advice and
representation to solicitors, public bodies, companies, various
professionals, lawyers, and members of the public. We undertake direct
access work at competitive rates.
Our work includes:
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Cases before the General Medical
Council (GMC - doctors), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC - nurses
and midwives), General Dental Council (GDC - dentists), General Optical
Council (GOC - opticians and optometrists), General Social Care Council
(GSCC - Social Workers), Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
(RPSGB - pharmacists and pharmacy technicians), Council for Regulatory
Excellence, (CHRE), appeals and judicial review (JR).
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Protection of Children Act (POCA) and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) Referrals and Appeals
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Criminal matters related to medical practice, unlawful killings, causation issues, assault, indecent assault
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Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury - both claimant and defence work
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Coroner's Inquests and Public Inquiries
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High Court applications: consent,
advance directives, capacity, withdrawal of treatment, advice to
relatives, patients, hospitals; Capacity Act issues; medical law and
ethics generally
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Professional Negligence
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Care Standards Tribunal (CST)
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Mental Health Law
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Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), Care Home closures and registrations, standards and protocols
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Health Professions Council (HPC) governing the following professions:
art psychotherapist, art therapist, dramatherapist, music therapist
biomedical scientist, medical laboratory technician, chiropodist, podiatrist
clinical scientist, dietician, occupational therapist, orthoptist,
paramedic, physiotherapist, prosthetist, orthotist, operating
department practitioner,
radiographer, speech and language therapist, speech therapist
Contact barrister Lee Gledhill on 0845 652 0451 for a no obligation chat or visit www.alexanderchambers.co.uk for full details of our services and profiles.
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