About

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Brodies advises on every aspect of professional discipline to help clients manage claims and complaints, maintain and improve standards of conduct and proactively manage risks.

We deal with regulatory and disciplinary processes for professionals and regulators in a variety of different forums and have extensive experience of representing professionals before regulators.

We act in all sectors of professional regulation in Scotland: legal, medical, actuarial, social services and academic, in addition to the regulation of board members within the social housing sector.

We are regularly involved in ground-breaking litigation, including managing test case strategies, and offer the expertise of our in-house advocates to represent clients in all courts and tribunals including fatal accident inquiries and public inquiries. 

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Professional Discipline - Scotland
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Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Brodies advises on disciplinary matters in a number of different professional fields, including education, law and healthcare. The firm's experience includes representation at conduct proceedings, advising on complex regulatory matters and supporting investigations. The team regularly works with both individuals and professional bodies. Brodies advises bodies such as the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission and the Law Society of Scotland on regulatory and disciplinary matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Brodies were instructed by the Law Society of Scotland to provide guidance on the Society's regulation of LLPs, including how it should exercise its regulatory powers and functions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christine O'Neill KC
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Christine O'Neill KC
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Band 2

Christine O'Neill is chair of Brodies and acts for an array of regulatory bodies in disciplinary matters across the medical, financial and legal sectors. She is a qualified barrister and regularly handles the advocacy for PSA appeals.

"Christine is an outstanding specialist who provides pragmatic and commercial advice underscored with real expertise in her field."

"Christine delivers complex advice with a compelling authority. She's a class act."

"Christine is a consummate professional and manages to deliver legal advice to non legal individuals in language that is easily understood. She is very approachable and accessible."

Niall McLean
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Niall McLean
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Band 2

Niall McLean is called upon by regulators, individuals and university fitness-to-practise panels. He has a broad disciplinary practise that includes the health and social care, education and legal sectors.

"Niall McLean is an impressive lawyer."

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Christine O'Neill KC
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Christine O'Neill KC
2
Band 2
Niall McLean
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Niall McLean
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Band 2

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