Yvanne Kennedy

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About Yvanne

Yvanne is a Senior Associate in our Public, Regulatory and Investigations team, specialising in professional regulatory & disciplinary law.

Yvanne has experience in the investigation of complaints made against regulated healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, midwives, and doctors, as well as other professionals. Yvanne advises on all stages of the fitness to practise process, and represents regulators from the receipt of complaints, through to attending fitness to practise inquiries, and in presenting confirmation applications to the High Court.

Yvanne also has experience advising clients in the healthcare sector in responding to statutory investigations, in the revision of policy and procedure including the regulation of quasi-judicial bodies, and in the internal management of disciplinary processes. Yvanne has also represented public bodies in the defence of judicial review proceedings.