We will be closed from 21st December to 5th January (on standby for urgent assistance/enquries).
Covid-19
HCPC Defence Barristers is open for business and uniquely setup to continue to support clients.
Although fitness to practise hearings have been cancelled or postponed, healthcare regulators will continue to investigate and act on concerns raised.
We explained our position in or Covid-19 statement and, to support healthcare workers and professionals, we have setup a Covid-19 fitness to practise resource. We are also offering free regulatory advice for NHS staff during this extraordinary time.
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Welcome to HCPC Defence Barristers
HCPC defence barristers are a team of barristers with specialist knowledge and experience in health and social care law. If you are a heath, psychological or social care professional who has had a complaint made against you or a concern raised about your fitness to practice then HCPC defence barristers can help.
Our experienced barristers can help you through the process. We can help every step of the way from advising you how to present your initial response to preparation of your case and representation at hearings. Some of our barristers have experience of working in healthcare and understand the environment in which you work and the daily pressures you face.
HCPC Defence Barristers Case Studies
Psychologist with police caution granted registration with HCPC
Kings View Chambers has helped a psychologist register with the HCPC despite having a police caution for perverting the course of justice.
HCPC Social Worker – no case to answer before the investigating committee
HCPC Defence Barristers were successful in persuading the HCPC investigating committee that our client had no case to answer.
We secure a finding of no case to answer for radiographer
LinkedIn Twitter Kings View Chambers secures a finding of no case to answer for radiographer. Client had a recent conviction for assault. We advised and made representations about the circumstances of the conviction and that given the practitioner’s remorse and...
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About HCPC Defence Barristers
Professionals working in the areas of health and social care have very demanding jobs and frequently have to navigate HCPC legal issues. There are challenges and complexities involved in working within both private and public healthcare systems and at HCPC Legal our defence barristers appreciate those issues extremely well. If you have received a notice that you have been referred to the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) our legal experts can help.

What we do
Health and Care professionals who face loss of their registration also face the loss of their livelihood and the negative impacts that that lead from that. It is essential that if you are facing such issues that you seek out the right professionas to fight your case. At HCPC Defence Barristers, we understand the legal issues our clients face. Our range of services are very extensive and cover all aspects of HCPC legal issues.

Public Access HCPC Defence Barristers
Our HCPC defence barristers can work directly with you on your case. We are highly professional and experienced specialist HCPC barristers who can work with you from start to finish helping to prepare you case and also represent you at hearings before your regulatory body. We are meticulous in our preparation and offer excellent client care. Under the Public Access scheme members of the public can approach a barrister directly without having to go through a solicitor or other party. Whilst the barrister’s role has remains the same, the public can instruct a barrister through the Public Access Scheme. The main advantage being that it could save you money as you just pay for a barrister instead of having to pay for a barrister and a solicitor.
HCPC meets only one of the five standards for fitness to practise
A review of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has found “serious concerns about the HCPC’s performance in its fitness to practise work.” The most recent PSA review of the HCPC has found that it is only meeting one...
Brexit implications for fitness to practise
With the UK’s departure from the European Union only weeks away, what does Brexit mean for healthcare regulation in the UK?
HCPC fitness to practise “Improvement Programme”
The HCPC is failing to meet standards of good regulation and has implemented a fitness to practise “Improvement Programme” to address this.