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Our professional disciplinary lawyers have experience of defending accountants before the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) in relation to allegations of misconduct against AAT members.

Our solicitors can support you at every stage of the ACCA disciplinary process.

If you are unhappy with the decision of the Traffic Commissioner, our transport solicitors can help you go through the appeals process.

Our solicitors are experienced in defending criminal investigations brought by the BEIS, including advice when invited to a formal interview under caution.

Our lawyers advise businesses on bribery issues and represent individuals facing allegations of bribery and corruption.

Work with our British Citizenship lawyers to secure citizenship in the United Kingdom.

Our business immigration solicitors support businesses, investors and entrepreneurs in navigating the complex immigration routes into the UK and successfully applying for visas.

Richard Nelson LLP’s family team can provide legal advice on Child Arrangements orders. When a relationship breaks down between two parents it is hoped that arrangements for the child to see both parents can be finalised amicably. However, in some circumstances, this does not happen. Our Solicitors will help you to reach the best solution for your child.

We work with current and prospective GCC members to support with fitness to practise investigations, registration challenges, restoration, appeals and more.

When a person dies, the legal responsibility for the distribution of the deceased’s estate passes onto anyone named in the will as an executor. It is their responsibility to carry out the instructions detailed in the will. If there is no will or those named are not able to act as executors, a court may appoint an administrator to fulfil the role.

Our expert tax lawyers will help manage a COP 8 investigation involving you, including meetings, negotiation and ensuring that it remains a civil tax investigation if possible.

If HMRC suspects serious tax fraud, it will conduct a COP 9 investigation. Our solicitors are able to provide expert advice and representation in these cases.

Richard Nelson LLP can be your business’s long term legal partner, supporting you with documentation, policies, employment matters and more.

Our specialist solicitors defend companies and directors, offering expert advice and appearing in court

We have a successful track record in representing clients with confiscation proceedings, many of which have involved multi-million pound figures.

Our specialist construction solicitors can help businesses with project-based matters, dispute-related matters, and advice in a range of practical situations.

Richard Nelson LLP's lawyers offer impartial advice to doctors regarding Coroner Inquests and related matters.

We provide representation for servicepeople who have been charged with a service offence and summoned to one of the permanent Military Courts Centres.

Our specialist solicitors can represent you in interviews conducted by the service police and remain by your side until an outcome can be reached.

Richard Nelson LLP’s DBS solicitors are able to assist with wide variety of related matters, including the provision of advice and guidance on offences that may be eligible for DBS filtering.

We represent accountants before their regulators, defend claims of professional negligence and malpractice against accountants and conduct litigation. We also offer regulatory and criminal defence for accountants and their clients, including defending Companies House prosecutions.

Our experienced solicitors can help you where the SRA is seeking to impose a section 43 order.

We provide specialist services for dental practitioners who are registered with the GDC or applying for registration. Contact us to discuss fitness to practise proceedings or any other challenges.

Our deportation solicitors assist individuals to challenge deportation decisions and secure leave to remain in the UK.

We advise directors who are involved in any stage of Directors Disqualification proceedings, including written representations and court applications.

When going through a divorce, you need your solicitor to be compassionate, knowledgeable, and ready to fight your corner at all times. Find all that and more with Richard Nelson LLP.

If you’re concerned about the ownership of your pet as a result of your divorce, our family solicitors can provide a specialist service to help you arrive at the right outcome.

Our experienced solicitors are on hand to provide confidential legal advice to victims of domestic abuse, helping you obtain the right orders to ensure your safety.

If you have been notified of a prosecution, contact our road traffic team and we can discuss representation with you.

Our expert solicitors can provide advice and assistance throughout the assessment process, including helping you provide your Local Authority with any written representations and documents that may be required.

Our expert solicitors can help throughout the EHCP appeals process. We can discuss the merits of an appeal, help you to gather the documentation that you need and represent you in a hearing.

Our solicitors can provide as much support as you require. We can create the EHCP application on your behalf, or we can advise you as you fill out the necessary forms.

A correct EHCP is crucial in enabling children with special educational needs to receive the support they need in school. Our solicitors will help you get the right plan for your child.

Our employment solicitors are here to help you leave your job on fair terms. We’ll help you at every possible stage of the process, from the initial offer, to the final agreement.

Richard Nelson LLP’s employment solicitors will act as trusted partners to your business, ensuring that Settlement Agreements are correctly negotiated and drafted, so that you can focus on your work with the peace of mind that your business is protected against claims in the Employment Tribunal.

We have provided an indication of costs for bringing and defending Employment Tribunal Claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal.

We advise and represent employees in a range of matters, including disputes & grievances within current roles, and settlement agreements or other matters following the end of employment.

Work with our employment solicitors to draft policies and documents, resolve settlement agreement issues, gain support in redundancy procedures, and more.

Nottingham Employment Law Solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP represent both employers and employees throughout the Nottinghamshire area.

Our employment solicitors will help you make sure that your claim is presented properly and that you get the best possible result from your tribunal.

Our team advises corporate clients and individuals who are involved in various types of Environment Agency investigations.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Birmingham firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Bristol firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Cardiff firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Carlisle firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Cheltenham firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Leeds firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Leicester firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s London firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Manchester firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Newcastle firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Nottingham family solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP offer a flexible and compassionate service to clients in Nottinghamshire, as well as the rest of the East Midlands.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Plymouth firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Family law solicitors at Richard Nelson LLP’s Preston firm offer a flexible and quality service to suit our client’s needs.

Richard Nelson LLP’s divorce lawyers are experienced in helping clients to reach the right financial settlement for their divorce. There are many different routes to a financial order, many of which will allow you to avoid taking the matter to court. Our family solicitors will advise you on the options that are best suited to your situation and can provide any of the legal services that are required by different routes to a financial settlement.

If you are subject to a fire safety investigation or if you have been subject to any form of enforcement action, or regulatory solicitors can help.

Our criminal defence solicitors have an excellent reputation for defending individuals who find themselves in fitness to plead hearings, which includes representation at the earliest possible occasion.

Our solicitors offer a pragmatic approach to advising and defending clients who are the subject of enforcement action by a local authority or the Food Standards Agency.

We are one of the leading firms in England and Wales for fraud defence, specialising in serious fraud, but with a strong track record in smaller matters, too.

Richard Nelson LLP’s employment solicitors can provide legal advice for employers regarding the UK Government’s furlough scheme.

Find out more information about how Richard Nelson LLP can help you with GCC Appeals.

Find out more information about how Richard Nelson LLP can help you with GCC Interim Orders.

Find out more information about how Richard Nelson LLP can help you with GCC Investigations.

Find out more information about how Richard Nelson LLP can help you with GCC Registration.

Find out more information about how Richard Nelson LLP can help you with GCC Review Hearings.

Our defence lawyers have expertise in representing dentists, dental professionals and dental students with GDC fitness to practise investigations and with a variety of other regulatory problems.

A guide on where to go and what to do in GDC Fitness to Practise hearings.

During a GDC investigation, the General Dental Council may decide to refer a registrant to the GDC Interim Orders Committee. Interim referrals are commonly done during the early stage of the investigation.

Richard Nelson LLP offers advice and representation for doctors undergoing a GDC investigation. The process can be long and challenging, which is why our specialist solicitors will work closely with you to help you understand the investigation and to get the best result from the process.

If you need help with any issues arising from a GDC registration application, Richard Nelson LLP‘s expert solicitors can provide advice.

We will give you realistic and pragmatic advice about your potential application for GDC restoration, to enable you to make an informed decision about your best way forward.

GMC appeals require specialist legal representation. It is possible to appeal a decision made by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) fitness to practise panel to the High Court. Richard Nelson LLP’s solicitors can advise and represent you throughout the appeals process to help you get the best result.

Our solicitors represent doctors in proceedings with the GMC and MPTS, helping you with written documentation and advising you at every stage of the process in a range of different matters.

To work as a doctor in the UK, it is essential to be registered with the GMC with a licence to practise. At Richard Nelson LLP we have experience of assisting doctors with a variety of issues relating to GMC registration.

We have experience of successfully representing doctors before the GMC in contested restoration applications. If you have been previously erased by a GMC or MPTS fitness to practise panel, we can review your case and give you realistic advice about your prospects of successfully applying for restoration.

GMC revalidation is now in full effect for all registered doctors in the UK.

There are several routes available to doctors who wish to apply to the GMC for entry onto the Specialist Register or the GP Register. We provide specialist advice and representation for doctors, for reviews and appeals to the GMC’s Registration Panel.

It is possible to appeal a decision of a Fitness to Practise Committee. A Notice of Appeal, together with Grounds of Appeal needs to be drafted and lodged with the High Court within 28 days of the decision.

The GOC has an Interim Orders Panel which examines situations where the GOC considers that a Registrant’s registration should be restricted whilst allegations faced by an optical professional remain unresolved.

Richard Nelson LLP’s GOC lawyers offer impartial advice on GOC Investigations.

Optometrists and dispensing opticians must be registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) to practise in the UK.

If an optometrist or dispensing optician has been removed from the register wishes to return to the register then they can apply for restoration to the register.

Our GOsC lawyers provide expert representation in fitness to practise matters, as well as a range of other regulatory issues including interim orders, commercial disputes and internal investigations.

There are certain decisions made by the GPhC that can be appealed to the GPhC Appeal Committee. A Notice of Appeal needs to be prepared and submitted to the Registrar within 28 days of the date of the decision being appealed.

During an investigation into a pharmacist’s fitness to practise, the GPhC may decide to refer a registrant for a GPhC interim orders hearing. The purpose of this hearing is to perform a risk assessment regarding the registrant continuing to work as a pharmacist until the GPhC fitness to practise process has been completed.

Our GPhC defence lawyers have extensive experience in defending pharmacists in pharmaceutical investigations. We have a proven track record for preparing persuasive written representations to the GPhC’s Investigating Committee, which make a real difference to the outcome.

All pharmacists and pharmacy technicians wanting to practise in the UK must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). GPhC registration must be renewed each year.

The purpose of this guide is to prepare you for the practicalities of the hearing to enable you to avoid any unnecessary stress in the run up to the day.

An HCPC registrant has 28 days to submit HCPC appeals to the High Court. However, HCPC appeals are risky. The registrant is exposed to the risk of paying the HCPC’s costs if their appeal is unsuccessful.

We have an excellent track record in defending HCPC registrants in HCPC Interim Orders Hearings.

Our qualified lawyers are experienced in representing HCPC registrants in HCPC investigations. We have an excellent track record of securing great results in the HCPC, even in difficult cases. We understand how important your career is to you and we will fight hard to protect your registration and preserve your reputation.

Richard Nelson LLP works with health and social care practitioners who are regulated by the HCPC, supporting you in disciplinary investigations, hearings and other registration challenges.

Richard Nelson LLP’s expert solicitors advise healthcare professionals on their HCPC registration applications, helping you to sort through complex issues and get the right result.

We defend businesses who are under investigation by the Health and Safety Executive, including the most serious workplace accidents and incidents.

It is vital that you seek specialist representation if you are the subject of a criminal investigation by HMRC. Speak to our experts today.

Richard Nelson LLP’s regulatory solicitors are experienced in defending and advising accountants in ICAEW disciplinary cases. Whatever stage of the investigation you’re currently in, contact us with the form on the right to get advice on how to proceed.

We have set out our average fixed fees for various types of immigration applications. We offer fixed fees where appropriate, as we appreciate that clients prefer the certainty of a fixed fee.

Our solicitors will work with you to resolve disputes with your child's independent or private school, or to help ensure that your child receives the best possible experience during their time there.

Have you lost a loved one and not been provided for adequately or at all, whether under a Will or under the Intestacy Rules? If so, all is not lost.

Our regulatory team are experienced in advising businesses about investigations by the Insolvency Service criminal enforcement team and in assisting you to minimise the commercial consequences to your business.

We represent insolvency practitioners in matters relating to the IPA, including written responses, statements and legal representation in Tribunals.

Protect your intellectual property and resolve disputes with the help of our specialist commercial solicitors.

We can advise both landlords and commercial tenants in relation to a range of commercial and residential disputes, including contractual issues and court appearances.

Our solicitors are experienced in helping people in all walks of life to create Lasting Powers of Attorney. We can advise you on decisions that are best suited to your needs and circumstances. Get in touch with us today to arrange your free initial consultation.

Our regulatory solicitors have been advising businesses and individuals in money laundering issues for years, and also provide training to accountants and other lawyers on money laundering defence and compliance.

If the GMC considers that a doctor’s registration should be restricted, whilst allegations remain unresolved, they will refer a doctor for an Interim Orders Tribunal hearing, which will be carried out by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).

Richard Nelson LLP works with nurses and midwives who are considering appealing a decision made by the NMC’s fitness to practise panel. We can advise you on the merits of an NMC appeal and provide you with representation in court should you decide to go ahead with it.

When a nurse or midwife is referred to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), the regulatory body will conduct an initial risk assessment. They will decide if an NMC interim order hearing is necessary. The council will only refer nurses and midwives for a hearing if they conclude that this is a necessary step to protect the public, or it is in the registrant’s own interests, or it is otherwise in the public interest.

If you are a nurse or midwife registered with the NMC, or applying for registration or restoration, we can support you in a variety of fitness to practise issues.

Richard Nelson LLP‘s expert solicitors help nurses and midwives achieve the right result from their NMC registration application. Find out more about the process below and contact us to discuss your application.

Where a nurse or midwife admits that their fitness to practise has been impaired, they may explore the option of voluntary removal from the NMC register, without the need for a full public hearing. Normally this would only apply where the nurse or midwife did not intend to continue to practise. Richard Nelson LLP can advise you if you are considering voluntary removal as part of the fitness to practise process.

If you are the subject of a current offshore investigation, or suspect you will be targeted in the future, our solicitors can represent you and help you prepare.

Richard Nelson LLP can help you with the whole process of an operator license application, from determining the right type to helping you with a public inquiry.

Our solicitors work with opticians and other professionals registered with the GOC to provide advice and representation in fitness to practise cases and other matters of registration and discipline.

Richard Nelson LLP’s Pharmacy Solicitors have significant experience in providing advice and legal representation to pharmaceutical professionals, on all regulatory, disciplinary and professional misconduct matters.

Speak to our family solicitors if you are considering a prenuptial agreement or have been asked to enter one, we can help you understand and complete the process.

Work with our education solicitors to get your children into the right primary school, giving them the start to their school life that they need.

Richard Nelson LLP’s probate solicitors can help you through the process of estate administration for your loved ones, making the process as straightforward as possible for you.

Our lawyers advise businesses and individuals and product liability cases such as claims or product liability and issues of supply chain liability.

In the event that you’re called to appear in a public inquiry before the Traffic Commissioner, contact one of our transport solicitors to receive expert advice.

Our team includes one of the few police caution removal specialists in the country, which allows us to provide an effective, high quality service and expert advice.

Our SRA solicitors can assist you on several factors regarding a section 44b notice.

If a solicitor’s name has been struck off the Roll of Solicitors, an application for restoration can be made to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). Applications of this nature need careful preparation.

Our experienced defence lawyers advise on the legality of restraint orders and challenge them where appropriate.

We can offer fixed fees to defend you for most types of motoring offences.

Richard Nelson LLP’s specialist team is here to minimise the impact that road traffic offences can have on our clients’ private and professional lives.

Our education solicitors will help you understand your options if your child has been excluded from school, including drafting written arguments where they may help your case.

Our experienced SRA solicitors can help you in respect of an appeal.

Secondary school is a critical time for young people. Speak to Richard Nelson LLP to discuss how we can help get your child into the right school.

Our specialist crime and education solicitors can help students facing sexual allegations at every stage of the university's misconduct process.

Accusations of dishonesty are the most serious allegations which can be made against a Solicitor. If allegations of dishonesty are being made against you, it is essential that you obtain proper advice from the outset.

Our Experienced SRA Solicitors can help you with any referral of conduct to the SDT.

Our specialist sports lawyers can offer advice, assistance and representation at all points of the disciplinary process. We are also happy to advise governing bodies when they are prosecuting a case.

Our experienced SRA lawyers can help you with an application for admission to the Roll.

If you are taking the bold step of setting up your own practice and are looking to undertake reserved legal services, your practice will need SRA authorisation or equivalent. Whilst the SRA is the most common regulator for solicitors, in certain circumstances you can apply to be authorised by the Bar, CiLEx or the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. Our specialist team of solicitors is able to assist you with the application process.

Both office and client bank accounts will be frozen by the SRA and the money in those accounts will vest in the SRA until the intervention has been finalised.

SRA interviews can arise during the course of an investigation if the Forensic Investigator asks to interview you.

The SRA may send a Forensic Investigator to attend the firm to conduct an investigation, usually giving a written notice in advance. The amount of notice may indicate the level of concern that the SRA has about the practice. This is a vital stage in the process and will colour everything that follows. For advice on how to deal with an investigation and the Investigator, ring us without delay.

We have specialist solicitors experienced in working with other lawyers who are involved in SRA disciplinary proceedings including representation before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Our experience working with healthcare professionals extends to students, who may be the subject of a fitness to practise investigation whilst studying. Contact us to discuss your options.

We advise and represent students facing their university’s disciplinary processes with the goal of allowing you to continue your education and safeguard your future.

HMRC’s aggressive anti-avoidance policies mean that investigations require specialist help to resolve. Contact our tax solicitors to see how we can help.

We represent teachers in disciplinary proceedings with the TRA, as well as providing support in criminal investigations and employer disciplinary hearings. Whatever your situation, our specialist solicitors are here to advise you.

We have experience of providing teachers with independent private legal advice and legal representation in investigations by schools, the police and/or the TRA. Contact us today to speak to one of our expert solicitors.

We represent businesses who are being investigated by Trading Standards, including matters serious enough to be contested in the Crown Court.

Our lawyers can make representations on your behalf in the event that you have been called to a Driver Conduct Hearing with a view to avoiding or minimising any suspension.

Our expert lawyers are experienced in advising and representing doctors in both GMC and Trust disciplinary investigations.

Contact our solicitors to discuss difficulties that have arisen as a result of assets being held in trust. We specialise in resolving these disputes for our clients.

Our solicitors can support in the specialist area of Australia and New Zealand residents resolving contentious probate matters in the UK.

Our visa solicitors assists individuals, families and partners in obtaining visas to enter the UK.

Richard Nelson LLP's lawyers offer impartial advice to doctors regarding MPTS sanctions and related matters.

Guide to the possible NMC sanctions in a fitness to practise investigation.

Speak to us for help claiming compensation if you have been treated unfairly, or for support in an employment tribunal should the case progress to that stage.

Richard Nelson LLP’s family lawyers offer unmarried clients our in-depth experience in all aspects of beginning and ending relationships. An increasing number of families are having children and/or owning property without marrying. Whilst perhaps having the most flexible relationship, these families can struggle with unexpected complications if things become difficult. Expert legal assistance is essential for almost everybody as the law here is strict and, unlike divorce, is not focused on a fair outcome.

Our tax solicitors can work with you in confidence to discuss and resolve matters relating to VAT inspections and investigations.

Richard Nelson LLP's specialist solicitors support vets in disciplinary proceedings with the RCVS, including representation before preliminary and disciplinary committees. We also support with internal and commercial matters.

Our experienced lawyers can help you in respect of a voluntary closure of your legal practice.

Richard Nelson LLP’s solicitors are experts when it comes to wills. We’re here to ensure that your loved ones benefit from your assets in the precise way that you intend. Please do not hesitate to get in touch for your free initial call to discuss making a new will or reviewing your existing document.

Further information regarding our Wills & Probate fees.

We will help you reach a resolution if you are experiencing harassment and bullying in your workplace. Contact us to see how we can work with you.

We will help you present your case to your employer in the event of a workplace disciplinary, providing advice and support throughout the process.

Our solicitors work with you to help you tackle this serious issue, in whatever form it has taken within your particular circumstances, helping you prepare for difficult meetings or supporting you in taking the matter to court.

Navigate complex grievance and complaint procedures while at work with the support of our specialist employment solicitors.

We support contractors in areas including tax law, regulatory investigations and criminal law. Our multidisciplinary team can provide expert advice in a wide range of cases, so get in touch to discuss how we can help.

Our multidisciplinary team supports teachers, students and parents in all areas of education. Our services include TRA representation for teachers, admissions and EHCP support, student misconduct representation and more.

We can work with financial services professionals and businesses in a range of areas. Speak to us to arrange representation for cases like accountancy disciplinary, FCA investigations and commercial property law.

Our healthcare solicitors specialise in professional disciplinary representation for healthcare professionals working in all major areas. We can support with fitness to practise investigations, registration issues, restoration and more.

Our team includes commercial, employment and tax specialists who can work with small businesses on a one-off or long-term basis to provide expert support in different areas. Get in touch to discuss how we can work together.

Richard Nelson LLP has a specialist transport team with experience advising operators in both the passenger and goods sectors. We support with public inquiries, appearances before the Traffic Commissioner, and more general transport law.