SPECIALIST LEGAL SUPPORT
Expert help when the stakes are high
Support with the legal situations that fall outside day-to-day governance, from witness statements and inquests to new legal judgments that change how you work.
TYPICAL SITUATIONS
✓ A doctor asked for a GMC or court statement
✓ A Coroner or the police requesting information
✓ An inspection or review visit coming up
✓ A new judgment that affects your policies
When the unexpected lands on your desk
Some of the hardest moments in independent healthcare fall outside day-to-day governance: a Coroner’s request, a police enquiry, a doctor asked to give evidence, or a court judgment that changes how you should work. They tend to arrive at short notice, with high stakes and little room for error. Getting the right advice early protects your patients, your doctors and your organisation.
How we help
Witness statements
Helping doctors and managers prepare clear, accurate statements for the GMC and the courts.
New legal judgments
What recent cases, such as Bartolomucci v Circle Health Group [2025], mean for your policies and practice.
The police and Coroners
Guidance when the police or a Coroner are involved, from requests for information to preparing for an inquest.
GIRFT principles
Putting Getting It Right First Time principles into practice in your organisation.
Inspection and review visits
Getting your evidence and your people ready for inspection and review visits.
Social media and information governance
Reviewing your information governance policies and guidance on doctors' use of social media.
The standards we review against include
CQC Regulations
GMC Good Medical Practice
Paterson Inquiry
Responsible Officer Regulations
ISCAS Code of Practice
PHIN
GIRFT
We have been in the room
As Heads of Legal Services in the NHS, our founders have prepared clinicians for inquests and managed relationships with Coroners for many years. Dr Lorcan Sheppard has supported doctors through GMC processes as a Responsible Officer since 2012.
How we work
1
Talk to us
A 30-minute conversation about your organisation, your concerns and what the review should cover.
2
Agree the scope
A clear proposal setting out what we will do, when, and the cost.
3
Practical Support
Hands on help from people who have done the job, ending with a clear plan you can act on.