Social Work England

(SWE) Defence Barristers

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.

SWE Fitness to Practise

Kings View is a leading chambers who has gained an excellent reputation for representing and defending social workers facing Social Work England fitness to practise proceedings. 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 social workers including issues with registration, allegations made against you for poor professional competence, health issues and allegations of misconduct.

If you have been referred to Social Work England, it is important that you seek professional legal advice to protect your reputation and professional career. Our barristers have experience acting for social workers in both the public and private sectors.

We are a leading public access barristers chambers’ specialising in healthcare law which means that you can instruct us directly without the need to go through a law firm which can incur additional unnecessary costs.

Recent Cases

Client cleared of all fitness to practise allegations

Our client has been cleared of all probity and integrity allegations after an 18‑month investigation concluded with a full finding in his favour at the facts stage. A healthcare professional has been cleared of all probity and integrity allegations after an 18‑month...

Pharmacy business owner avoids GPhC fitness to practise hearing

The case centred on early‑stage governance failings identified in the pharmacist's business. The pharmacist had openly acknowledged shortcomings in the initial setup of the service. Working alongside Kings View Chambers and Kings View Resolutions, they implemented...

Kings View Chambers wins case against GPhC request for removal

A pharmacist facing serious regulatory action in the online pharmacy sector has avoided removal from the register after the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) Fitness to Practise Committee accepted defence submissions and imposed a suspension instead. A...

Suspension order revoked immediately after successful Social Work England review

A social worker referred to as V has had their suspension order revoked with immediate effect following a successful review hearing before Social Work England (SWE). The decision concludes a challenging fitness to practise process that began with allegations of lack...

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