Professional Discipline
Hurleys Solicitors have a dedicated team who advise from an early stage of an investigation up to and including defending professional clients facing investigations by their own professional bodies as well as independent complaints bodies in Tribunals. Such investigations can involve breaches of the standards of professional practice as well as criminal matters. We have experience of dealing with a wide variety of cases, ranging from allegations of serious misconduct to criminal offences. We regularly represent clients appearing before professional disciplinary tribunals.
Some of the cases which we have represented professional clients at misconduct proceedings and criminal proceedings are:-
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Operation Tea (Police Officers accused of sending offensive messages and bullying another Officer)
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PC B and PC D (Police Officers accused of cutting out the earrings of student Officers)
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PC H (Police Officer accused of sending inappropriate messages to a member of the public)
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PC D (Police Officer accused of sexual assault on a family member)
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PC C (Police Officer accused of rape and sexual assault)
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PS H (Police Officer accused of rape, voyeurism, perverting the course of Justice and assault)