About Claire
Clare is a Senior Associate in the Regulatory team and is a specialist regulatory investigations lawyer.
Clare has extensive experience of investigating and preparing fitness to practise cases on behalf of regulatory bodies across a range of sectors. Clare is responsible for leading complex investigations on behalf of regulatory bodies within the education and health and social care sectors. Clare currently acts on behalf of the General Dental Council, the Teaching Regulation Authority and the Education Workforce Council. Clare has particular experience in cases involving vulnerable witnesses.
Prior to joining Kingsley Napley in 2011, Clare worked within the charitable sector and for a firm undertaking investigations on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Clare is a core member of the Charities and Committees Committee at Kingsley Napley. Clare also undertakes a number of pro bono projects, including for the charities Amicus and Z2K. Clare is listed in the Pro Bono Recognition List 2025.
Insights from Claire
GDC launches new Fitness to Practise Consultation: Advancing fairness, transparency and professional confidence
IWD: Generation #: The power of social media in the fight for progress
Court rejects ‘third attempt’ by an appellant to ‘re-litigate’
High Court reaffirms that a Registrant’s regulatory history is relevant and admissible at the impairment and sanction stages
E-Regulator: Sharp v Nursing and Midwifery Council
Case Update: High Court remits case back to the General Dental Council’s Professional Conduct Committee to reconsider whether the erasure sanction imposed was proportionate
Case update: Doctor successfully applies to quash a decision of the Assistant Registrar of the General Medical Council (GMC) to review a decision made by the Investigating Committee not to impose a warning
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – August and September 2024
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