Professional Discipline

Anderson Strathern has a respected practice offering professional disciplinary services across a range of sectors including healthcare, education and social care. The firm also advises sports bodies on regulatory and disciplinary matters. Its clients include regulatory groups and public bodies such as the GMC and GDC.

"Anderson Strathern has particular expertise and leading lawyers in Scotland in this field. The team is very capable and experienced."

"The team has a good mix of skill and expertise."

"They have a good team there."

Robert Carr is a respected lawyer with experience representing professionals from a number of industries in disciplinary hearings and appeals, with a particular focus on NMC fitness-to-practise hearings. "Robert is so highly regarded."

Catriona Watt heads the professional regulation team at Anderson Strathern. She advises a number of regulatory bodies in the healthcare, education and construction sectors on investigations, judicial reviews and appeals. "Catriona is really good; she knows her stuff around regulators and is extremely experienced." "She's all over this area of practice and is an encyclopaedia in her knowledge of professional disciplinary law." "She knows regulatory law inside-out and knows more than anyone else in Scotland. She has a really good relationship with the regulators and understands the pressures they deal with too."

Gary Burton regularly acts for individuals in the education and healthcare sectors in investigations, appeals and fitness-to-practise hearings. "He always deals with matters straight away and is very communicative." "Gary is good and very personable." "Gary Burton has a lot of practical experience."