Tim Grey

Tim prosecutes and defends cases before regulatory committees and the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court (Admin). He works with some of the major regulators in the professions including healthcare, accountancy and Law. Tim is a pragmatic and skilled advocate who understands the pressures upon modern regulators, solicitors and professionals alike.

Tim has drafted the rules of a number of regulatory bodies and associations and regularly advises on amendments and bye-law changes.

He also has experience of advising and appearing for defendant regulators in judicial review proceedings.

Healthcare

Tim works both in mainstream healthcare and in healthcare regulation.

He represents individuals and business in CQC proceedings before the First-Tier Tribunal (Health and Social Care) and Upper Tribunal.

Tim represents NHSE in performers list proceedings in relation to GP performers and Pharmaceutical performers.

In Healthcare regulation he appears on behalf of Registrants in proceedings before the HCPC, GDC, GMC, NMC, GOC, GCC and others.

Financial Services Regulation

Tim has appeared in and advised on numerous cases involving FCA enquiries and investigations, including in relation to LIBOR, compliance and non-financial misconduct investigations.

Financial Professionals Regulation

Tim has worked in Accountancy Regulation for 16 years. His financial services regulation work includes advising accountancy regulators, tax advisers, insolvency practitioners auditors and actuaries. He regularly appears and advises in proceedings brought by ACCA, ICAI, TDB, IPA and IA. Tim is a member of the Conduct Committee of ICAEW.

Education

Tim advises individuals and educational institutions on procedures and rules dealing with misconduct and disciplinary disputes.

Legal Services Regulation

Tim regularly represents solicitors, patent & trade mark attorneys, licensed conveyancers and legal executives in professional disciplinary and other regulatory proceedings including before the SDT, the CLC and IPReg. He sits as a legal adviser to the Intellectual Property Regulator and is Chair of the Independent Decision Making Body of the BSB.

Other Professional Discipline

As well as his work in sector specific professional disciplinary matters, Tim also represents and advises a wide range of individuals and Regulators in other sectors. For example, Tim represents individuals before the Architects Registration Board (ARB) has represented and advised the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) in bringing misconduct proceedings and sits as a Legal Advisor to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Seminar & Training As speaker:

Cost Here and There: An appraisal of Costs in Professional Disciplinary Proceedings and the High Court (External Seminar)

The use of Experts in clinical cases (Mills & Reeve Internal Seminar)

Abuse of Process since Saluja (GDC Seminar)

Witness Handling in Disciplinary Proceedings (Mills & Reeve Internal Seminar)

When Social Media Goes Wrong: Where do Regulators Draw the Line? (External Seminar)

Experts in Regulatory Proceedings – a Guide (External Seminar)

Wingate and Others – the Evolution of the Mental Element (ARDL Seminar)

Tim has appeared in some of the most high profile contempt cases of the last 5 years.

He has represented Defendants in Criminal and Civil contempt across all Divisions of the High Court and in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division).

In Fraud, Tim has worked in fraud for over 20 years. His work includes banking fraud, real estate fraud and pension fraud.

As an Inquest barrister, Tim has been involved with Inquest work for the last 10 years. In that time, he has represented the all types of interested persons and has conducted litigation in Judicial Review proceedings.

Tim’s practice involves significant amounts of healthcare procedure and regulation. As a consequence, he has a real understanding of the landscape in which healthcare professionals and care-givers operate, including the pressures and difficulties following Covid-19.

Tim has lectured and trained numerous lawyers and legal teams in Inquest work and topics associated with it, from the basic elements of Coronial Law to the specific issues involved in for example, the European Court of Human Rights Jurisprudence on Scoping.

As well as acting for families in Inquests, healthcare professionals in Inquests and organisations including NHS Trusts in Inquests, Tim also acts for a wide range of private and public bodies involved in Inquests, including Police forces, and more recently Transport for London.

Tim represents Respondents in proceedings brought by the Information Commissioner, acts for Claimants in cases brought against the Disclosure & Barring Service, and advises on numerous issues arising out of the GDPR and Data Protection Legislation.

Tim advises individuals and educational institutions on procedures and rules dealing with misconduct and disciplinary disputes. He has also been involved in investigations work for tertiary institutions.

Tim advises individuals, societies, clubs and regulators on all aspects of sports regulation with a focus on misconduct, anti-doping and gambling. He regularly appears in FA disciplinary proceedings and has experience in cricket and athletics regulation.

Tim is a member of the RFU Judicial Body, is a Chair of the British Horseracing Association and a member of the Disciplinary Board of British Cycling.

Tim undertakes work on behalf of clients in HMRC disputes before the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax) and Upper Tribunal. He specialises in indirect taxation including VAT, although he has worked in cases involving CGT, corporation tax liability, SDLT and inheritance tax.

Tim regularly appears on behalf of the Taxation Disciplinary Board (TDB).

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