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Partner and Head of Regulatory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Susan Humble, a regulatory specialist solicitor, joined RIAA Barker Gillette (UK) in July 2020 as the Head of our Regulatory, Serious Fraud and Business Crime<\/a> team. She specialises in advising regulators and the regulated on all compliance and governance aspects. This includes providing commercial, practical, and realistic assistance with compliance health checks, independent audits and support for those with regulatory difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan has exceptional expertise in legal regulation acquired during her eight years as CEO and Clerk at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT<\/a>). She has unique insight into the prosecution and defence of cases before the SDT. She will advise clearly and succinctly on how best to approach discussions with regulators and the management of tribunal cases persuasively and effectively. She is focused on the delivery of exceptional results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan has built an exceptional reputation in the regulatory world across sectors. In addition to her time at the SDT, she was the dispute resolution manager at Sport Resolutions (UK)<\/a>, running the UK’s National Anti-Doping Panel<\/a> for five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan is the former Chair of the Taxation Disciplinary Board<\/a> and was responsible for regulating tax advisers with a membership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation<\/a> and the Association of Tax Technicians<\/a>. She is also an independent lay panellist for the government agency, the Teaching Regulation Authority<\/a>, hearing regulatory cases against teachers and others employed within education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan sits as a representative of the Lord Chancellor on the Tribunal Procedure Committee<\/a>, contributing to the making of rules governing the practice and procedure in the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan Humble is the firm\u2019s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP<\/a>) and is a member of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LLB (Hons) 1981
Law Society Finals 1982
Solicitor of England & Wales (Admitted 1984)
Chartered Institute of Marketing – Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing 2001
SOAS – Japanese Language Proficiency Test Japanese Level N5 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages<\/strong>: English and Japanese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional appointments<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Tribunal Procedure Committee \u2013 2020 to 2026<\/summary>
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In May 2023, the Lord Chancellor announced<\/a> the reappointment of Susan Humble as a member of the Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC). The TPC was established in 2008, under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to make rules governing practice and procedure in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals. The TPC is responsible for nine sets of Tribunal Rules, covering 11 Chambers in the Unified Tribunals System. The subject matter of the appeals heard in those Chambers includes immigration, tax, mental health and transport.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Taxation Disciplinary Board \u2013 2020 to 2024<\/summary>
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Susan Humble is the former Chair of the Taxation Disciplinary Board<\/a>. She oversaw regulator prosecutions and hearings of allegations of breaches of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Association of Tax Technicians<\/a>‘ regulations, including Anti-Money Laundering regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Regulation Authority \u2013 2020 to 2029<\/summary>
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Independent Lay Panellist of the Teaching Regulation Authority<\/a>. Initially appointed on 31 January 2020 for a five-year term, Susan has been reappointed for a second term from 31 January 2025 to 31 January 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this public appointment, Susan reaches judicial decisions on cases involving teachers and student teachers alleged to have committed professional misconduct. She has chaired numerous multi-day cases involving teacher sexual misconduct and safeguarding issues, misuse of social media, and other misconduct in the workplace. Her reappointment recognises her significant contributions to upholding professional standards in education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal – 2010 to 2018<\/summary>
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Chief Executive Officer and Clerk to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal<\/a>. The SDT is a statutory regulatory tribunal and member organisation hearing 300 cases a year alleging professional misconduct against solicitors, brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority<\/a> and accountable to the Legal Services Board<\/a>. Susan managed 300 serious professional disciplinary misconduct cases annually and all external litigation, including contentious appeals. Amongst other things, Susan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n