Laura Penny | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I assist clients with both bringing and defending challenging judicial review claims, responding to subject access and freedom of information requests and with reformulating policy. 

I have a wide range of experience in advising clients who become core participants to public inquiries or interested persons to inquests. Through this, I have often been seconded in-house to assist clients with meeting disclosure obligations, advising on the risk of legal challenge, ensuring compliance with data protection obligations and responding to warning letters or requests for witness statements. 

I am a member of the Young Public Law Lawyers Group and make regular contributions to the Public and Regulatory Group blog, 'The Public Eye'.

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A close-up of a laboratory setting showcasing gloved hands handling test tubes. Several test tubes contain a pink liquid while two test tubes have a blue liquid with black caps. A pipette is poised above one of the pink-filled tubes. The overall scene is bathed in a blue light.
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Covid-19 and the use of medicine off-label

09.03.2021
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A backpack is open, revealing school supplies including colored pencils, blue-handled scissors, notebooks, and a small bottle of hand sanitizer. Two blue surgical masks are also visible on top of the notebooks. Purple background.
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Can independent schools access public resources to remotely educate state-funded pupils?

14.01.2021
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Are integrity and honesty one and the same?

06.07.2018
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GMC v Lamming – Approach to restoration in dishonesty cases

09.03.2018
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Restoration to the medical register – a balancing act

08.01.2018
The recent case of General Medical Council v Chandra [2017] EWHC 2556 (Admin) explores the fine balance to be struck between ensuring public confidence in the medical profession and taking into account steps undertaken by those applying to have their name restored to the medical register to show that they have remedied their conduct and reduced or eliminated future risk.
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