Kings View
Medical defence barristers with a proven track record of success.Kings View Medical Defence are specialist medical defence barristers. For over a decade, we have represented hundreds of health and care professionals facing fitness to practise investigations and hearings. Through this we have gained the reputation as leading medical defence specialists with an excellent reputation for customer service and care.
Practice Areas
General Medical Council
Our barristers are vastly experienced and understand the complexities of the situations doctors face. We advise and represent doctors facing GMC proceedings from the outset often challenging whether there is a case to answer. We can represent doctors at interim order hearings through to substantive hearings and can appeal the decision of the GMC to the High Court.
General Pharmaceutical Council
We are a leading General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Defence Barrister’s chambers with vast experience defending pharmacists and pharmacy technicians facing fitness to practise proceedings before the GPhC. We have years of experience in acting for and representing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in all matters and stages relating practise proceedings before the GPhC.
General Dental Council
We are leading medical and healthcare defence barristers acting for a range of dental practitioners in all matters relating to their fitness to practise before the General Dental Council (GDC). Our experience include acting for dentists and other dental practitioners from both the NHS and private sector who work in across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland).
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Nursing & Midwifery Council
Kings View is a leading chambers who has gained an excellent reputation for representing and defending nurses and midwives before the Nursing & Midwifery Council. As a leading chambers specialising in healthcare law and regulation, our barristers give high quality specialist advice and have unrivalled experience in defending and representing nurses and midwives including issues with registration, allegations made against you for poor professional competence, health issues and allegations of misconduct.
Health Care Professionals Council
Kings View is a leading chambers specialising in healthcare law and regulation. We have vast experience in defending and representing all healthcare professionals in all courts and tribunals. With our vast experience in healthcare regulation comes an understanding of the complexities of working in health and social care. We can provide health and social care professionals with high quality specialist advocacy and advisory services.
Social Work England
Kings View is a leading chambers specialising in healthcare law and regulation. We have vast experience in defending and representing all healthcare professionals in all courts and tribunals. With our vast experience in healthcare regulation comes an understanding of the complexities of working in health and social care. We can provide health and social care professionals with high quality specialist advocacy and advisory services.
Recent Case Success
Stephen elected Richmond Fellowship chairman
Joint head of Kings View Chambers, Stephen McCaffrey has been elected as chairman of the Richmond Fellowship – a charity which supports around 2500 people across Scotland.
Kings View successful in representing HCPC client
Kings View has successfully represented a HCPC client who practised under a protected title at a time when their registration has lapsed.
Nurse avoids NMC suspension
Kings View persuaded a NMC fitness to practise panel to impose the least serious sanction in a case relating to issue of drug administration and dishonesty.
Our Barristers
Stephen McCaffrey
specialises in healthcare law and regulation. As a leading regulatory law barrister, he has vast experience in defending all healthcare professionals in all courts and tribunals ranging from doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals including paramedics and social workers.
Catherine Stock
I have been a barrister since 2007 and specialise in a few select areas. I have a particular interest in healthcare regulatory law and have represented hundreds of healthcare professionals before a variety of courts and tribunals. In addition I have represented many families and care homes in all aspects of care law.
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News & Articles
GMC Undertakings and Assurance Assessments – What every doctor should know
The GMC may agree undertakings with a doctor, that the doctor will work within prescribed parameters. Where there is evidence to suggest they could be lifted, doctors may be asked to have an assurance assessment.
GPhC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy
We look at the GPhC’s EDI Strategy and what it means for pharmacists and other registered pharmacy professionals.
Whistleblowing – the difficult conundrum for doctors
Doctors are required to take prompt action to raise concerns about patient safety but many feel unsure how to correctly balance the various requirements.
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