Jayesh has a professional membership of The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers. He can advise and represent all professionals regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as well as providers of healthcare services regulated by The Care Quality Commission.

Those regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council are:

• Arts therapists
• Biomedical scientists
• Chiropodists / podiatrists
• Clinical scientists
• Dietitians
• Hearing aid dispensers
• Occupational therapists
• Operating department practitioners
• Orthoptists
• Paramedics
• Physiotherapists
• Practitioner psychologists
• Prosthetists / Orthotists
• Radiographers
• Speech and language therapists
• Social Workers (announcement made by the HCPC (formerly known as HPC) on 26 July 2010)



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Jayesh Jotangia is an expert concerning Fitness to Practise (FTP) hearings in almost all healthcare related professions.

Depending on the profession, a regulatory body will govern that profession usually by protecting the public through monitoring and maintaining standards and ethics entrenched in code of conducts.

Usually, procedures will be similar whether it concerns an initial investigation following a complaint/concern or FTP hearing. The regulatory body bringing the proceedings will have a qualified lawyer representing their views and the Panel that will preside over the hearing will consist of independent Panel Members.

If you are a professional regulated by any one of the following regulatory bodies, then contact Jayesh Jotangia on:

• General Chiropractic Council (GCC) regulating chiropractors
• General Dental Council (GDC) regulating dentists, dental nurses, dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental therapists, clinical dental technicians and orthodontic therapists
• General Medical Council (GMC) regulating doctors
• General Optical Council (GOC) regulating optometrists, dispensing opticians, student opticians and optical businesses
• General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) regulating osteopaths
• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) regulating nurses and midwives
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) regulating pharmacists in England, Wales and Scotland.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), regulating:
• Arts therapists
• Biomedical scientists
• Chiropodists / podiatrists
• Clinical scientists
• Dietitians
• Hearing aid dispensers
• Occupational therapists
• Operating department practitioners
• Orthoptists
• Paramedics
• Physiotherapists
• Practitioner psychologists
• Prosthetists / Orthotists
• Radiographers
  

Speech and language therapists Social Workers and Care Workers (announcement made by the HPC/HCPC on 26 July 2010)

The Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal Service’s (MPTS) main objective is to protect patients by way of measuring standards of doctors against GMC guidelines. As a result, one of its functions is to run fitness to practise hearings against doctors.

There are two types of hearing:Interim Orders Panel (IOP) and Fitness to Practise (FTP) Panel.

After a verdict has passed, it may be possible to appeal the decision of the MPTS to the High Court, or you can apply for restoration in the event that your name was erased from the Medical Register.

Jayesh has extensive experience in representing doctors on a range of MPTS matters. If you’d like to discuss a concern or pending hearing in confidence, contact Jayesh.

Jayesh is a specialist commercial litigation and dispute resolution barrister, having had the benefit of numerous years of practice in this area. He has advised at all levels of the court process, including fast track, multi track cases and appeals. He can provide robust, clear and practical advice to clients and aims always to understand their commercial or individual needs and objectives.

Although Jayesh has a wealth of advocacy experience, he also understands the importance of exploring alternatives to litigation where possible and will discuss with you whether formal arbitration/mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) may be a better approach in resolving your matter.

As a result, Jayesh has extensive experience of ADR as an effective way of resolving disputes early and cost effectively.

Jayesh can advise and represent in almost all areas of the litigation process, including:

• Arbitration or mediation
• Banking litigation
• Bankruptcy proceedings
• Contractual disputes
• Corporate claims and shareholder disputes
• Debt recovery
• Franchising
• Insolvency-related disputes
• International disputes
• Intellectual Property
• IT disputes
• Judicial review
• Partnership disputes
• Professional and clinical negligence
• Property litigation
• Restrictive covenants
• Trust and inheritance disputes

He understands that one of the paramount concerns to clients involved in litigation or dispute resolution is the level of cost involved and the ability to monitor and budget for those costs on a regular basis.

Jayesh provides detailed and bespoke budgets at the outset of a dispute. He will endeavour to provide each client with a breakdown of the work and how much it will cost at each stage. This gives his clients greater certainty as to costs and cash flow.

Guidance For Clients

Jayesh is a barrister regulated by the Bar Standards Board -barstandardsboard.org.uk and authorised to carry out instructions from members of the public directly.

He is a licensed practitioner who can take instructions directly from members of the public and is a licensed to conduct litigation. Members of the public, professionals, licensed access entities/individuals, and/or lay clients (as appropriate) may contact me or my chambers (33 Bedford Row, London –33bedfordrow.co.uk), to obtain a quotation for legal services. Please visit the contact page on this site.

Guidance on instructing a barrister directly can be found here: barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/finding-and-using-a-barrister/how-to-instruct-a-barrister/public-access-guidance-for-lay-clients.html

However, information on complaints and taking the matter to the Legal Ombudsman can be found here: barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/reporting-concerns.html barstandardsboard.org.uk/uploads/assets/20f0db2a-a40c-4af9-95b1b9557ad748e9/Public-Access-Guidance-for-Lay-Clients.pdf(please refer to paragraph 46 onwards on complaints)

The Legal Ombudsman can give you more detailed information on how to make a complaint. In any event, you have a right to complain by contacting the Legal Ombudsman. You can contact the Legal Ombudsman: By phone: 0300 555 0333 By email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk Through their website: legalombudsman.org.uk By post: PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ If Jayesh is instructed directly by a client on an employment matter, he will normally charge a fixed fee depending on the instructions or apply an hourly rate of £325 plus VAT per hour. Please see the information below on employment tribunal matters:

Timescales

Timescales for your case may vary depending on factors such as Jayesh’s availability, the complexity of your case, the need for additional documents and the other side's approach. However, as a guide more straightforward cases tend to have a hearing date six to twelve months of a claim being made.

Fees

Jayesh may charge fixed fees, which means that we will charge you a set amount of money for the work. The table below provides estimates based on the ranges of fixed fees for Jayesh. All fees include VAT (where applicable). If Jayesh charges fixed fees, these may vary depending on your instructions and the complexities of the matter. If you have a particularly complex case, your fees may also be higher than the estimates below. There are also likely to be additional costs of disbursements concerning travel costs out of London, accommodation, printing or posting.

Stage of case

Ranges of fixed fees (estimates)

• Written advice on your claim - £3000 - £3500 plus VAT
• Preparation of case, including meetings (limited to 2 hours) and preparation of tribunals documents, e.g. case summaries, skeleton arguments, etc. - £3000 - £5000 plus VAT
• Preliminary hearing - £750 - £1000 plus VAT
• Day's tribunal appearance - £750 - £1000 plus VAT
• Remedy hearing - £1500 plus VAT plus preparation
• Normal hourly rate - £325 per hour plus VAT

Contact Us

All information is correct as of January 2020, but fees are estimates only. For a quotation, please contact the clerks on 0207 242 6476 or clerks@33bedfordrow.co.uk Further information on fees can be found here: barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/finding-and-using-a-barrister/barristers-fees.html

On other matters, Jayesh usually charges a fixed fee plus VAT and disbursements. The fixed fee will be dependent on the work required to be carried, estimated to a length of time in hours. Jayesh undertakes work in the following areas:

• CESR appeals
• Fitness to practise and disciplinary matters
• Commercial and civil litigation
• Professional negligence
• Insolvency proceedings
• Crime (fraud)

Please contact Jayesh via email@jayeshjotangia.com for a quote.

Jayesh is a registered member of the Bar Council. His details can be found here: barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/search-a-barristers-record/the-barristers-register.html

If you experiencing difficulties in accessing any information on this site, then please contact Jayesh directly on or his clerks at clerks@33bedfordrow.co.uk as this information can be readily available in another format.

Please refer to the contact page. Alternatively, Chambers address is 33bedfordrow.co.uk