James Penry-Davey

Experience James leads Capsticks’ regulatory team. He joined Capsticks in 2007 and has extensive experience of advising statutory regulators, principally the General Dental Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Expertise James is responsible for the delivery of our work to the General Dental Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council and he’s often involved in complex, high profile and sensitive cases. James handles regulatory cases in the High Court, including judicial reviews, appeals and challenges to interventions into solicitors’ firms. In addition, James provides advice on a broad range of legal issues in regulatory cases, including policy and guidance, and the application of the Data Protection Act, the European Convention on Human Rights and the common law duty of confidence. James delivers bespoke training sessions to in-house teams and has also appeared as an advocate before the committees of regulators. · Capsticks LLP

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James Penry-Davey is a partner at Capsticks LLP who leads the firm's regulatory team; he joined Capsticks in 2007 and was made partner in 2014. He advises statutory regulators (notably the General Dental Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council and Solicitors Regulation Authority), handles High Court regulatory litigation including judicial reviews and appeals, provides advice on Data Protection, ECHR and confidentiality issues, and delivers training and advocacy before regulators' committees.

Practice areas

RegulatoryProfessional DisciplineLitigationHealthcareData ProtectionHuman Rights

Office

England

Capsticks LLP · Experience James leads Capsticks’ regulatory team. He joined Capsticks in 2007 and has extensive experience of advising statutory regulators, principally the General Dental Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Expertise James is responsible for the delivery of our work to the General Dental Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council and he’s often involved in complex, high profile and sensitive cases. James handles regulatory cases in the High Court, including judicial reviews, appeals and challenges to interventions into solicitors’ firms. In addition, James provides advice on a broad range of legal issues in regulatory cases, including policy and guidance, and the application of the Data Protection Act, the European Convention on Human Rights and the common law duty of confidence. James delivers bespoke training sessions to in-house teams and has also appeared as an advocate before the committees of regulators.

England

Expertise

General Dental Council (GDC)Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)Judicial review & High Court regulatory litigationRegulatory interventions into solicitors' firmsRegulatory policy & guidanceData Protection Act & confidentialityEuropean Convention on Human Rights advice

Admissions

Called to the Bar (2005)
Qualified as a Solicitor (2012)