How a dental professional facing a FTP hearing can help the defence team to help them
IN-PERSON EVENT hosted by West of Scotland Branch
This event is complimentary for all to attend, but please note you need to book in advance.
For non-BDA members we kindly request for you to give a donation to the BDA Benevolent Fund instead of paying a fee (see further details in the 'More information' header).
This lecture will provide an overview of the approach taken by the defence team, when representing dentists at a Fitness to Practice hearing at the Dental Professionals Hearing Service, the organisation that holds independent hearings for cases brought by the General Dental Council about dental professionals’ fitness to practice.
The presentation will focus on helping the audience to understand what a dental professional facing a FTP hearing needs to do to help the defence team to help them, and will provide some interesting anecdotes based on the experience of a leading London-based healthcare regulatory barrister.
18:30 Registration and refreshments
19:00 Lecture - Stephen Brassington
20:30 Networking
21:00 Ends
A and D
Stephen Brassington is regarded as one of the leading practitioners in the field of Professional Discipline and was named Chambers and Partners Junior of the Year 2016. Stephen continues his status as a star individual and is described as ‘fearless’ and ‘brilliant’, as “a class operator” and “an extraordinarily effective advocate” and ‘they should sell tickets to watch his cross-examination of experts’. He advises and acts primarily in cases arising from the healthcare, sports, education and legal industries.
Stephen also undertakes a significant amount of Health and Safety defence work, in particular advising and assisting in defence of criminal prosecutions and at Coronial Inquests.
His background is one of criminal defence work, where he has advised and represented clients. Notable cases included defending in a conspiracy to kidnap Victoria Beckham, and in a £multi-million conspiracy to defraud Microsoft.
Stephen has recently also been shortlisted as Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Junior of the Year in The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023.
We kindly request for non-BDA members to give a donation to the BDA Benevolent Fund
instead of paying a fee.
The BDA Benevolent Fund is a charity supporting all undergraduate dental students, dentists and their dependents, living in the UK who are in financial need.
Donate today by going to their website.
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
232-242 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5RJ
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Fantastic speaker and very interesting presentation
Well organised event as always
Thoroughly enjoyed the evening
