Alison Wood

Alison is a Senior Associate in the Professional Regulatory team, with a wide range of experience across the healthcare and accountancy sectors.

Main areas of practice

Alison has a broad area of expertise with a focus on professional discipline and advising professionals and professional regulators regarding fitness to practise and related investigations. She regularly acts for healthcare regulators and also advises accountants in respect of investigations undertaken by regulators such as the ICAEW and the ACCA.

She also has extensive experience representing healthcare providers in a range of matters, including criminal and safeguarding investigations, dealing with enforcement action by regulatory bodies such as CQC and Ofsted, and representing providers at inquests and in the Court of Protection.

Alison also has experience undertaking due diligence for sale and acquisitions of care facilities and advising providers on corporate matters, including registration with regulatory bodies and general contractual matters.

Expertise

• Regulatory, Disciplinary & Compliance
• Advising Regulators
• Accountants Defence

Career

Alison graduated from Sussex University in 2008 and completed her Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in 2013. She qualified as a solicitor in 2015.