William Childs

7th Floor, 85 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1AE
Email: william.childs@rlb-law.com

William is a Partner in our Healthcare team. He advises clients in relation to disciplinary, regulatory and criminal investigations and prosecutions in the healthcare sector.
As one of our team of advocates, William frequently appears before statutory regulators, disciplinary panels and coroners. William deals with professional performance, conduct and health concerns. His caseload consistently includes challenging cases which involve complex clinical and legal issues many of which are the subject of media interest. William is one of the many partners in the department ranked for professional discipline in the legal directories.
Significant experience of assisting individuals facing GMC investigations and judicial review proceedings. Chambers and Partners 2021
Williams Childs is highlighted for his adept representation of healthcare processionals in fitness to practise hearings. Interviewees commend him for his “care and management of clients.” Chambers and Partners 2020
William Childs specialises in advising healthcare practitioners facing professional disciplinary proceedings. Sources state: ‘He’s a litigator with wide and deep experience,’ adding that ‘he has superb tactical judgement.’ Chambers and Partners 2018
William Childs possesses a ‘huge work ethic, as well as an amazing ability to handle heavy caseloads with aplomb and stay calm in the face of heavy fire.’ Chambers and Partners 2017
The ‘personable, approachable’ William Childs maintains his strong reputation in the field of healthcare regulation. Sources comment on his intelligent, diligent approach. Chambers and Partners 2016
Areas of Expertise
- Advising in respect of regulatory and criminal investigations
- Advising in respect of compliance with statutory regimes
- Interim orders and fitness to practise hearings
- Statutory appeals
- Judicial review applications and urgent injunctive applications in the High Court
- Senior Court hearings including High Court and Court of Appeals
- Criminal proceedings, both summary trials and trials on indictment
- Employment disciplinary hearings and Employment Tribunal proceedings
- First Tier Tribunal hearings
- Coroner’s inquests
Client Sectors
Healthcare
Medical defence organisations (MDOs)
- Alleging sexual motivation in regulatory/disciplinary proceedings – new High Court guidance
22 September 2020 | Healthcare | Healthcare Professionals - General Medical Council – review of fitness to practise cases in the face of coronavirus
20 April 2020 | Healthcare | Healthcare Professionals - Gross negligence manslaughter- Tolerating risk in the era of coronavirus
20 April 2020 | Healthcare | Healthcare Professionals - Police Investigations – the uncertainty of RUI
5 December 2019 | Healthcare Professionals - Independent Review of Gross Negligence Manslaughter – An Insider’s Perspective
7 June 2019 | Healthcare | Healthcare Professionals - Start as you mean to continue: Preliminary meetings in the GDC fitness to practise process
12 February 2019 | Healthcare - Homeopathy and the NHS
4 July 2018 | Healthcare | Primary care - Overhaul of gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare expected following the Williams Review
11 June 2018 | Healthcare - The stresses of the system: New proposals by the GMC on its fitness to practise procedure
18 May 2018 | Healthcare - Sexual motivation? Sorry, I haven’t a clue.
3 May 2018 | Healthcare | Primary care - Post-Ivey dishonesty cases – A scoreless draw
20 November 2017 | Healthcare - Grounds for arrest and search
21 March 2017 | Healthcare | Primary care - A guide to this year’s changes at the MPTS
18 February 2016 | Healthcare | Primary care