Amie Roadnight

Amie qualified as a solicitor in 2018, having completed her training with Hempsons. Prior to qualification, Amie spent a number of years with Hempsons’ regulatory team, gaining a broad range of experience in regulatory law and professional discipline.

Amie’s practice primarily involves defending health care professionals facing fitness to practise proceedings before their regulator and advising on appeals of decisions made by the Care Quality Commission before the First Tier Tribunal. Amie also has experience of judicial review proceedings, NHS Trust investigations as well as having a clinical negligence litigation practice.

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law (LPC) 2016
  • LLB Law 2014

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