Laura Guntrip - Solicitor

Laura advises providers of care homes, nursing homes, supported living facilities and independent hospitals on a range of issues including local authority or PCT contractual disputes, safeguarding investigations and police investigations. She also defends regulatory enforcement action by CQC, assists in appeals to the Tribunal and acts for clients in relation to professional misconduct hearings and in disputing POVA or POCA listing. She also has experience of public law judicial review proceedings within the care sector.

Laura also does regulatory due diligence for both purchasers and vendors, dealing with acquisitions or sales of all types of care facilities, including care homes, day schools, independent special schools, fostering agencies and acute medical units.

• Member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Recent work

• Assisted in judicial review action against Youth Justice Board and Ministry of Justice
• Assisted in representing client at professional misconduct hearing before the General Social Care Council
• Assisted in preparing for and representing client at hearing before the First Tier Tribunal (Care Standards)
• Assisted in conducting the regulatory due diligence on the purchase of a large group of care homes, schools and fostering agencies