Regulatory Law Articles
Practical guides to regulatory hearings, fitness to practise proceedings, and preparing bundles for SRA, GMC, NMC, and FCA tribunals.
SRA Disciplinary Tribunal: Defending a Solicitor Against an SRA Referral
Defending an SRA referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: the 28-day Answer, the civil standard of proof, the Ivey test for dishonesty, sanctions, costs, and appeals.
Fitness to Practise: How GMC, NMC, and HCPC Hearings Differ
Side-by-side comparison of GMC, NMC, and HCPC fitness-to-practise hearings: panel composition, standard of proof, statutory framework, sanctions, and appeal routes.
FCA Enforcement Notice: Responding to a Decision Notice and Tribunal Reference
Responding to FCA Warning Notice and Decision Notice: representations to the Regulatory Decisions Committee, references to the Upper Tribunal, sanctions, and the section 56 prohibition.
How to Respond to a GMC Investigation Yourself: A Step-by-Step Guide
What a doctor needs to know when a GMC fitness to practise investigation lands — Rule 4/Rule 7/Rule 8 mechanics, the 28-day deadline, the case examiner outcomes, the Interim Orders Tribunal, and the PSA section 29 review power.
What Evidence Do I Need for a Fitness to Practise Hearing? A Cross-Regulator Guide
The four-stage structure of a fitness to practise hearing — facts, grounds, current impairment, sanction — and the evidence that matters at each stage. Cross-regulator: GMC, NMC, GDC, GPhC, GOC, HCPC.
How to Prepare a Disciplinary Bundle Without a Lawyer: A Practical Guide
A practical, step-by-step guide for healthcare professionals and McKenzie Friends preparing the registrant's bundle for a fitness to practise hearing — structure, pagination, index, reflective statements, and what to leave out.