Midwives Defence Service represents midwives before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

If you are a midwife looking for legal help and want experienced barristers who are also experienced clinical practitioners then we are the lawyers for you.

We are specialists in the field of midwifery regulatory law. What makes us unique is that we are also qualified nurses and/or midwives so we understand the issues in fitness to practise investigations.

Due to our clinical background and experience in regulatory law we are well placed to advise you on how to prepare your case in the best possible way so you can remain a registered midwife.

It is our aim to protect and secure the registration of midwives, we have a good success rate in ensuring that midwives remain on the register and continue to practise their profession.

We advise and represent midwives before the Nursing and Midwifery Council at all stages of the investigation right through to the final hearing.

We also advise on appeals and represent before the High Court.

Midwives Defence Service can also assist you if you have been struck off the register and wish to apply for restoration back on to the register. We are experienced at representing midwives at a restoration hearing.

Midwives Defence Service is a practice group of Trident Chambers, based in Manchester.