Regulatory Defence Solicitors
Regulatory Defence is a specialist firm of regulatory defence solicitors. We represent doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, social workers, and other regulated professionals facing investigations, hearings, and disciplinary proceedings before their regulatory bodies.
Led by Jake Herman, our team combines deep knowledge of regulatory law with hands-on experience of the processes, procedures, and decision-making frameworks used by every major regulator in the UK. We know how regulators build their cases — and we know how to defend them.
What We Do
Regulatory proceedings can move quickly and carry severe consequences, including suspension, conditions of practice, or removal from a professional register. From the moment a concern is raised to the conclusion of any hearing, Regulatory Defence provides clear advice, robust strategy, and fearless representation at every stage.
We act for professionals facing investigations and proceedings before all major UK regulators, including the General Medical Council (GMC), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the General Dental Council (GDC), the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), the General Optical Council (GOC), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and others.
How We Help
No two cases are the same. Some professionals come to us at the very start of an investigation, when a regulator has made initial contact and the process feels overwhelming. Others come to us mid-investigation, having already engaged with the regulator without specialist advice. Some come to us on the eve of a hearing, needing urgent and focused preparation.
Wherever you are in the process, we can help. Our approach is always the same: understand the case in detail, identify the strongest arguments, and present them as effectively as possible to the decision-maker.
Why Choose Regulatory Defence
Jake Herman has represented professionals across the full range of regulatory proceedings — from provisional enquiries and case examiner decisions through to contested multi-day fitness to practise hearings. He has successfully challenged the admissibility of evidence, opposed mid-hearing amendments to charges, argued complex points of regulatory law, and secured outcomes that preserved careers that might otherwise have been lost.
Our clients trust us because we treat every case as if it is the only case that matters — because for the professional involved, it is.
Regulators We Cover
We act in proceedings before all major healthcare and professional regulators in the UK, including the GMC, NMC, HCPC, SSSC, GDC, GPhC, Social Work England, the GOC, the CQC, and others. We also advise professionals facing employment disciplinary proceedings alongside or separate from regulatory proceedings, and act in sports law and other professional regulatory matters.
Get in Touch
If you are facing a regulatory investigation or hearing, the earlier you take specialist advice the better. Contact Regulatory Defence today for a free initial telephone consultation. We will listen to your situation, explain the process, and tell you honestly how we can help.
Contact us today for your free initial telephone consultation.