Employment settlement · July 2025
Jake provided outstanding support during a very difficult two weeks. His advice was brilliant throughout, he was always contactable, and his negotiation secured an extremely positive outcome. Impossible to recommend highly enough.
Anonymous
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Redundancy agreement · June 2025
Seeking advice from Regulatory Defence was the best decision I could have made after being made redundant. Jake guided me through every stage of the process, kept me updated regularly, and provided excellent advice throughout.
Matthew
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Regulatory hearing · January 2025
Jake was extremely helpful. When I explained my situation he immediately found solutions and had a clear plan. He helped me get through my hearing successfully.
Sheela
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Regulatory advice · November 2024
Very professional service. Jake explained a complex situation to me clearly and in a way I could understand. Highly recommended.
Albert
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CICA compensation case · November 2024
I was very impressed by Jake’s expert advice and his honesty. He took the time to understand my case properly and was straightforward about whether representation would genuinely benefit me, rather than simply taking my money. That integrity is rare and deeply appreciated.
Elizabeta
Verified client · ReviewSolicitors
NMC proceedings · September 2024
I cannot thank Jake enough for his expert intervention at very short notice. He was incredibly helpful and gave me real hope at a time when I needed it most.
Nicholas
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GMC hearing · August 2024
Jake saved my career. I turned to him at the last moment after my previous representative failed me, and he stepped in immediately, worked over the weekend, and was fully prepared by the hearing. He secured a brief suspension rather than erasure, and, critically, achieved something my previous barrister said was impossible: complete privacy for my case. His professionalism, empathy and expertise were exceptional. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Sheema
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Care home personal injury · July 2024
Everything was handled seamlessly and professionally from the moment Jake was instructed. I was kept updated at key stages, an excellent outcome was achieved, and the whole process was stress-free. I would not hesitate to instruct Regulatory Defence again.
Samuel
Verified client · ReviewSolicitors
NMC hearing settlement · June 2024
Jake was amazing from the start. He was quick to respond to every question and nothing was ever too much trouble. I contacted him at very short notice and he met every deadline. Professional, knowledgeable, and I am so glad I sought his advice.
Nadine
Verified client · ReviewSolicitors
Client settlement · January 2024
Jake was fantastic from start to finish. Working at very short notice on a fast-moving settlement with tight timescales, he was both knowledgeable and diligent throughout. Highly recommended.
Andrew
Verified client · ReviewSolicitors
Most regulators investigate, decide, then prosecute through a single track. The GMC’s process splits these stages across distinct decision-makers, case examiners or equivalent decision-makers, the Investigation Committee, and the the relevant fitness to practise tribunal (the relevant tribunal), and each has its own evidential threshold, procedural rules, and culture. A response that lands well at the case examiner stage can be the wrong response at a tribunal, and vice versa.
Knowing how each stage thinks, what case examiners or equivalent decision-makers look for, when undertakings are realistic, how the the relevant tribunal approaches insight and remediation, where the appellate courts have intervened, comes from being inside the building. Jake spent years as in-house lawyer at your regulator before founding Regulatory Defence in 2023. That perspective shapes every defence we run before the relevant regulator.
The other thing that makes GMC cases distinctive is the parallel-track pressure: investigations frequently run alongside police inquiries, employer disciplinary processes, and Coroner’s hearings. The decisions you make in one forum bind you in the others. Coordinating that whole picture, protecting the right to silence in criminal proceedings while still engaging meaningfully with the regulator, is a specialist skill.
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