BUSINESS CRIME

Professional Discipline

Fosters Solicitors represents professionals and organisations facing regulatory investigations and professional discipline proceedings, providing expert support to protect your career, livelihood and reputation.

A professional disciplinary investigation can affect your ability to practise and your income, as well as your professional standing. Our specialist business crime team acts before professional regulators and bodies, providing clear advice and robust representation at every stage of the process.

Investigation stage

We act at the start of any investigation, including in response to initial enquiries from a regulator.

Regulatory hearings

We represent professionals and organisations at hearings before professional regulatory bodies.

Witnesses and suspects

We act for both those under investigation and those called as witnesses in disciplinary proceedings.

Range of professions

We support professionals across the medical, legal, financial, teaching and public sectors.

Reputation and livelihood

We understand the stakes and work to protect your position, reputation and right to practise.

A professional discipline investigation can affect your ability to work, your income and your reputation. We act for professionals and organisations at every stage of the process, with the care and sensitivity that the situation requires.

As well as representing clients in proceedings, we also advise on regulatory compliance, helping you engage constructively with your regulator and take proactive steps to protect your position.

Investigations and initial enquiries

We act for professionals and organisations at the outset of any investigation, helping you respond correctly to initial enquiries and giving you the strongest possible start to the process.

Hearings and disciplinary proceedings

We represent clients at hearings before professional regulatory bodies, preparing thoroughly for each stage and providing clear, robust representation to protect your career and your right to practise.

Regulatory compliance advice

We support professionals and their firms with proactive regulatory compliance, helping you engage constructively with your regulator and reduce the risk of future disciplinary proceedings.

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Internal Investigation

Independent support investigating workplace, regulatory, financial, or misconduct concerns effectively.

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Regulatory

Support for businesses handling regulatory investigations, compliance issues, and enforcement action.

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Our business crime team represents professionals and organisations facing disciplinary and regulatory proceedings across a range of sectors. Rated Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Crime and Fraud, we understand the personal and professional stakes involved and provide clear, considered representation.

Legal 500 tier 1

Rated Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Crime and Fraud.

Leading partners

Chris Brown and Damien Moore are Legal 500 Leading Partners, both with Higher Courts Rights.

Law society accredited

Three members of the team hold Law Society accreditation for criminal litigation.

What professional bodies and regulators do you advise on?

We act for professionals and organisations facing investigations and proceedings brought by a wide range of professional regulatory bodies. This includes bodies across the medical sector, the legal profession, financial services, teaching and the public sector, including the police.

Professional bodies have their own codes of conduct and disciplinary procedures, and the consequences of adverse findings can include suspension, conditions on practice, or removal from a professional register. We represent clients in proceedings before all of these bodies.

What are the possible outcomes of a professional discipline hearing?

The outcomes available to a professional regulatory body vary depending on the profession and the nature of the allegations. Possible outcomes include a formal warning, conditions being placed on your registration or licence, suspension, or removal from the professional register entirely. In serious cases, criminal charges may also be brought separately.

We assess the range of potential outcomes in your specific situation and work to achieve the best possible result.

I've been told I'm under investigation. What should I do first?

Contact us before making any response to the investigation. The early stages of a professional discipline investigation are important. How you respond to initial communications, whether you engage voluntarily with investigators, and what you disclose can all affect how the case develops.

We set out your obligations and your rights, help you prepare any written response, and attend any interview or hearing with you.

Can you help if I have been called as a witness?

Yes. Being called as a witness in a disciplinary investigation can be an uncomfortable and stressful experience, particularly if you are a colleague or senior figure in the organisation under scrutiny. We guide witnesses on their obligations, what they are and are not required to say, and how to protect their own position.

We can attend any interview with you and advise you on the process throughout.

What is the difference between a professional discipline and a criminal investigation?

A professional discipline investigation is conducted by a regulatory body or professional association to assess whether you have breached the standards expected of you in your professional role. A criminal investigation is conducted by law enforcement and may result in a prosecution. The two are separate processes and can take place at the same time.

Information disclosed in a disciplinary investigation can potentially be used in criminal proceedings, which is one of the reasons why getting early legal advice is so important.

Meet our business crime team

Our team of business crime solicitors is comprised of compassionate and skilled legal professionals dedicated to supporting you through the most sensitive and personal legal matters.

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