Kings View Chambers Reviews 208

I cannot recommend Catherine Stock highly enough. From the outset, Catherine was incredibly supportive, thorough, and straight talking, while always remaining empathetic to my situation. Facing a Principal Hearing with the GPhC after a third drink driving conviction was overwhelming, but her calm reassurance and clear guidance made a very difficult process feel manageable.

Catherine took the time to prepare my case in detail and ensured I understood every step, always being honest while also showing genuine care and understanding. Her preparation was exceptional, and the work she asked of me was instrumental in achieving the outcome. She set clear expectations and guided me through exactly what was needed, which ultimately made the difference between a two-month suspension and the 12 months I had originally feared. For that, I am incredibly grateful.

Thanks to her expertise and dedication, the outcome was far better than I ever imagined possible. I am extremely grateful for her support and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone needing strong, compassionate representation before the GPhC or any other regulator.

Stephen is an incredibly knowledgeable Barrister with profound working knowledge of GPhC procedures. He was invaluable for us and achieved a result we are happy with. Well worth the money and highly recommended!

If you are seeking the highest standard of legal representation for GMC proceedings, look no further than Mr. Stephen McCaffrey at Kings View Chambers. I am incredibly grateful to have had Mr. Stephen McCaffrey of Kings View Chambers representing me. his expertise is truly unparalleled.I believe he is the premier GMC defense barrister available. Throughout a very difficult GMC Fitness to Practise proceedings, Stephen was a pillar of support.

He is professional, highly competent, and most importantly entirely trustworthy. He presented my case with exceptional skills, which ultimately led to a positive outcome. Beyond his legal expertise, his communication was excellent, he kept me informed and guided me through every step of the process. This level of care helped me stay calm and focused during the MPTS hearing. He is worth every penny and every minute of your time. If you are facing GMC proceedings, Stephen is the advocate you want in your corner.

My heartiest gratitude to Catherine and her team. She has been very supportive throughout. She was very thorough in her preparation and made her notes accordingly. She was straight, but empathetic. She took away my stress and worked with me for the case.
Thank you Catherine for representing me, and helping me and supporting me through the whole journey.
I would definitely recommend Catherine for legal representation.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An Exceptional Barrister With Unmatched Expertise in GPhC Hearings

I cannot recommend Stephen McCaffrey highly enough. He is an exceptional, highly experienced barrister with a deep understanding of GPhC Fitness to Practise hearings and the complexities that come with them. From the very beginning, Stephen showed an extraordinary level of professionalism, strategic insight, and calm reassurance during what was one of the most stressful periods of my life.

The GPhC initially sought to remove me from the register, a prospect that was devastating and felt impossible to challenge. Stephen, however, approached my case with clarity, precision, and unwavering determination. His ability to dissect complex evidence, present arguments compellingly, and anticipate the panel’s concerns was remarkable.

Thanks to his expertise and advocacy, he managed to turn the GPhC’s position around, achieving an outcome I never imagined possible — a suspension instead of removal. His work quite literally changed the course of my future.

Stephen balances firmness with empathy, and his communication throughout the process was outstanding. I always felt heard, supported, and fully informed. He believed in me when I struggled to believe in myself, and he fought for me with absolute skill and integrity.

If you need a barrister who truly understands GPhC proceedings, who will prepare meticulously, argue fearlessly, and secure the best possible outcome, Stephen McCaffrey is the one you want beside you. His expertise is second to none.

Kings View Chambers and specifically Catherine Stock were amazing throughout my experience. Supportive, sensible and kind at all times.
I went through a very difficult journey at the hands of the GMC and the MPTS and successfully came out the other side. I would recommend their help and guidance, based on significant experience and know how. Vastly superior to other barrister teams in this area.

What is a sure way to ruin your career, go bankrupt and never be working again and die from mental health problems - go and appoint Stephen McCaffrey from Kingsview chambers!

Don't listen to any positive reviews - some of them look fake to me, just look at the worst that can be done which they have done to enough people but those reviews keep getting deleted and it's the same trend - did not prepare case, left it to last minute. Shame they keep deleting those reviews.

They will shaft you as a client and it's pot luck if it's you or someone else. This chambers is unethical and dodgy and do not protect you but their own interests. They focus on easy gain cases that maximise profits and they leave everything to the hearing on purpose as they charge a very high day rate for representation which is where they get maximum profit.

There is second to none focus on client preparation in the preceding time or years. I would avoid at all costs.

Also false promises of success to take money. Too much ego in own ability as over estimates what can be achieved in time allocation. Is actually failing cases due to the strategy of leave it to the end which is due to wanting to maximise profits and results in poor organisation, poor case preparation rather than work with client throughout year which would have been a better and more normal approach but they don't want to do that because it requires more time and thus less money made for them.

Furthermore barrister does not obtain or find evidence, leaves it to you but does not even discuss with you what evidence is needed and how to obtain. Has zero people skills or knowledge on how to reassure stressed or anxious clients or clients with personal issues. Zero compassion. Does not go through evidence in detail with the client in advance of hearing to identify missing evidence. Did not prepare my case or me at all. Not only was evidence not prepared which had been emailed many many years ago to the barrister (so they had it) - legal arguments not prepared robustly either. Was poor in all fronts. Did not prepare me for cross examination, or correct factual
inaccuracies in case or final mpts determination making you look like a total fool publically as it would take time, did not tell me specific legal basis of my individual case ie detailed pros, cons, discussion of what to say in hearing and protect client interest. My case required time and patience which they had none to offer. Constantly getting annoyed at me and making me scared when I wanted to discuss personal story and narrative which was ironically basis of legal argument and reason to defend the case.

After negative outcome abandoned me totally, said did not believe me, leaving me to panic from lack of legal advise, leading to further self sabotage as I had to rely on others on what to do to write a reflection and ironically on trust pilot is a review of someone who says the barrister helped them write a reflection. This wasn't done for me and I had to rely on friends who were not legally trained as barrister made no contact with me at all and I said I didn't want certain things in reflection but he didn't allow removal because he wanted to destroy my career. Was actually helping the GMC barrister. Other firms have done case prep years in advance with client so fully comfortable with ins and outs of case and should have been fully prepared at hearing but never did for my case and never advised me and if I wanted to discuss would get super super frustrated. I spoke to other firms and the problem is the barrister and not me as other firms were much much better at interpersonal skills and extracting information and actually caring about the case. Stephen regularly forgot details of the case and attention to details was poor and trying to find counter arguments was completely lacking.

This poor preparation and poor attitude led to destruction of my career for a case that was fully defendable. This is just a money hungry firm, string you along with promises and then you get stuck with them and they will ruin your career and even go against you when initially they was with you to suit themselves. Self centered and not client centered. Avoid at all costs. Very high costs for amount of time spent on case and client interaction.

Quoted me a lower fixed fee which then changed to higher amount! Very greedy, don't care about people, their lives or their stories, couldn't even put a legal file together and identify missed evidence, counter arguments, reassure client about sharing information or help client write reflection. Totally worst firm to exist and have sponsored themselves over google to ruin more people lives. Should not be direct access as don't have any people or time skills or time for direct access work but want the money that is associated with it. Should just be a barrister chambers only

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mrs Stock for her outstanding support during my recent GMC provisional investigation. From the very beginning, she demonstrated professionalism, deep knowledge of medical law, and a reassuring calmness that gave me confidence in an otherwise stressful and challenging process.

Mrs Stock was thorough, attentive, and always accessible. She took the time to understand the details of my case, provided clear and practical advice, and guided me step by step through each stage of the proceedings. Her ability to explain complex legal matters in a straightforward and empathetic way was invaluable.

What stood out most was her dedication and genuine commitment to achieving the best possible outcome. I felt fully supported and reassured throughout, knowing that my case was in capable hands. Thanks to her expertise and guidance, I was able to present my response clearly and effectively, with confidence.

I would highly recommend Mrs Stock to any medical professional facing GMC proceedings. She combines legal excellence with compassion and understanding, which makes a difficult experience far more manageable.

Hi everyone who’s reading this. I can understand how it feels when when you are under investigation by GMC. I opted to choose Kings view chambers to represent me because from day one Catherine was so professional. She took a history of events and scripted the whole investigation into steps, with clear plan I felt very comfortable. She is amazing, awesome. My case was a difficult one but she made it so simple. I’ll give her a 5 star rating and would gladly recommend her to anyone.

Catherine was my representative during my GMC case. She was incredibly supportive, not only for me but for my husband aswell. She was thorough, kind and rapidly responsive. During time of uncertainty she laid out the options ahead with relevant pros and cons, which was invaluable in helping us make important decisions during an incredibly stressful period of our lives. We can't thank her enough.

I’m incredibly grateful for the outstanding support I received during my reapplication process with the NMC. Catherine was professional, knowledgeable, and consistently responsive throughout what was a very stressful experience. She took the time to understand my case thoroughly and provided clear, reassuring guidance every step of the way. Thanks to her expertise and dedication, my reapplication was successful, and I’m now able to move forward confidently in my nursing career. I would highly recommend their services to any healthcare professional needing legal support with the NMC.

I would like to express my appreciation to Stephen McCaffrey for his professionalism, guidance and support these last 3years.

I would highly recommend to anyone out there looking to be vindicated to contact Kings View Chambers and use their expertise and have them as your representative. Stephen went to war for me against HCPC 2022, even after that he continued to check on me to ensure I was doing ok, which I sincerely appreciated.

I had a case brought against me by the regulator.

A very difficult case however Catherine went above and beyond to help me understand the full process of the case.

A very experienced legal team and very good knowledge

Catherine saved me career and I will forever be grateful for her hard work. Once again a big thank you.

Mr Stephan McCaffrey had represented me in my case at MPTS
I had an awfully painful situation, I was always assured and kept well informed of my situation without any false hopes.

I got excellent support. I am out of the words

Thank you is a not enough to appreciate the work that Mr S McCaffrey has done for me.

I needed legal representation for a case brought up by a regulator.

Catherine is a great barrister.

Catherine helped throughout the long stressful process. Without her help this would have been impossible and infinately more stressfull.

Catherine is professional, empathic and very knowledgable. She provided all the necessary assistance throughout the long thorough investigation.

Catherine walks you through the process in logical steps. This is hard work and involves providing insight and reflection into the case.

The hard work pays off!

Catherine defended me very well. The investigation has ended with no action being taken by the regulator.

I cannot recommend Catherine enough.

Many thanks Catherine.

I got the outcome I wanted and it's because Catherine is an exceptionally good barrister, who does not take any chances. She would make you work hard, but if you listen to all she tells you, you would be successful. I highly recommend her work to anyone in difficulty with the regulator. She's a game changer. God bless.
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I would like to express my appreciation to Catherine Stock for her professional services she provided when I was referred to the NMC in 2022. I had an interim order hearing which was within short notice. Catherine Stock was able to legally represented me; she worked swiftly. She was kind, accessible and kindly explained to me the process or next stages of my investigations. The quality of work provided by King View Chambers is second to none. Every penny paid was worth it. In the end I had a wonderful outcome of my investigations and I continue to practice nursing
I will highly recommend Kings View Chambers to nurses who have been referred to the NMC.

A colleague recommended me to Catherine. She was very experienced , professional, empathetic , non judgemental and listened to me . I will be forever grateful .

The non-judgemental approach taken was really appreciated. Thank you.

I am incredibly grateful for the exceptional representation I received from Catherine Stock at Kings View Chambers. From our very first interaction, Ms. Stock provided crystal clear instructions and consistently maintained excellent communication throughout my case.
What stood out most was her unwavering support and professional guidance, which made what could have been an overwhelming process feel manageable and well-structured. Her thorough preparation and attention to detail were evident in every meeting. She took the time to ensure I fully understood each step of the proceedings and what to expect.

Catherine's consistent support and accessibility for questions gave me great peace of mind during a challenging time. The way she handled my case with both professionalism and empathy made a significant difference to my experience. I can't recommend Catherine Stock highly enough to anyone seeking legal representation. Her expertise and dedicated approach truly set her apart.