Professional Discipline
UK Guide 2025 : Northern Ireland
Band 1
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Tughans has an accomplished department that regularly acts for medical professionals on a range of disciplinary matters. Its clients include dentists, social workers, GPs and surgeons. The team often acts in cases that have crossover criminal elements. The team is adept at representing individuals in investigations by regulatory bodies, as well as fitness-to-practise hearings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are fantastic from top to bottom."
"Tughans is an excellent firm. It provides brilliant legal advice, with no stone left unturned."
"They are fantastic from top to bottom."
"Tughans is an excellent firm. It provides brilliant legal advice, with no stone left unturned."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Anthony is the head of the healthcare and regulatory team at Tughans. He is highly regarded for his representation of medical professionals in investigations and inquests concerning allegations of inappropriate behaviour, dishonesty, fraud and poor patient care.
"He has a superb reputation."
"Andrew is experienced, methodical and extremely thorough. He takes care of everything and does an exceptional amount of background work."
Alistair Wilson represents medical practitioners and social workers in investigations and fitness-to-practise panel proceedings. He has strong experience in cases before the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland and the GMC.
"Alistair shows fantastic knowledge at all times and can present all legal arguments strongly with unparalleled attention to detail."
"Alistair is fantastic at providing advice at crucial times. In my opinion he goes above and beyond what is required. I cannot recommend Alistair enough."
Kevin Hegarty regularly acts in regulatory proceedings in the UK and Ireland on behalf of medical defence organisations and individual medical practitioners. He represents medical practitioners in cases before the Nursing Midwifery Council, GDC, GMC and Medical Council of Ireland. He has also been instructed to prosecute cases on behalf of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.
"Kevin is brilliant; he's really calm and very good with difficult clients as well as technical medical details."