Criminal Defence

Protecting Your Career and Liberty from Day One

You've been arrested or charged with a criminal offence unrelated to your work—driving whilst impaired, assault, financial crime, or domestic allegations. You might think your private life is separate from your profession. It isn't. Without specialist representation, a conviction - even for conduct far removed from patient care - can trigger automatic referral to your regulator and end your career. We represent healthcare professionals facing criminal charges to protect your personal liberty and ensure your regulatory future isn't sacrificed to a criminal conviction.
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Why Healthcare Professionals Need Specialist Criminal Defence

The Dual Risk

When you face criminal allegations, you face two separate but interconnected proceedings:

Criminal justice proceedings (police, prosecution, courts)

Healthcare regulatory proceedings (your regulator – GMC, NMC, GDC, etc.)

Most criminal defence solicitors lack healthcare regulatory knowledge.

Decisions made in your criminal case can have serious regulatory consequences you may not have anticipated.

The Regulatory Risk You're Not Told About

Accepting a caution may seem like a quick resolution, but cautions must be disclosed to your regulator and trigger fitness-to-practise investigation

Bail conditions restricting movement or contact can create grounds for suspension from the performers list

Pleading guilty resolves criminal proceedings but provides the basis for regulatory findings of misconduct

Accepting a fine or community order can be referred to your regulator as grounds for investigation

Without specialist knowledge, you may resolve your criminal case in a way that creates serious regulatory problems.

What We Do

Police Station Representation

From your first police contact, we advise on PACE interview strategy, whether to answer questions or remain silent, bail condition negotiations that protect your employment and regulatory position, and early assessment of the prosecution case.

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Court Representation

We handle magistrates court and Crown Court proceedings, represent you through trial, manage sentencing with mitigation evidence, and appeal convictions or sentences where grounds exist.

Regulatory Awareness

Throughout your criminal case, we advise on regulatory implications of charges and pleas, coordinate with your regulator where appropriate, protect your defence position in any subsequent regulatory proceedings, and plan ahead for fitness-to-practise implications of criminal outcomes.

When You Need Us

Police have arrested you or asked you to attend an interview

You are under investigation for alleged criminal conduct

You have been charged with a criminal offence

You are on bail with conditions affecting your work

You are facing trial or sentencing

You want to appeal a conviction or sentence

You need advice on regulatory implications of criminal proceedings

The benefit of Deletion

Once your criminal record is deleted:

You no longer need to disclose the conviction or caution

Enhanced DBS checks no longer disclose the record

Your regulator has no grounds to investigate based on that record

Employment opportunities expand

Your regulatory position is protected

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Deletion is not expungement. The record remains with the police. For employment and professional purposes, however, a deleted record does not need to be disclosed.

Old criminal records should not block your healthcare career. With specialist application, many records can be deleted completely. Deletion removes the barrier at source and protects your professional future.

Make an Enquiry

Please do not delay. The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can defend you.

Please call us now on 0208 088 5161 or complete our contact form here and we will be in touch to help you.

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