| Year of birth | 1969 |
| Year of call | 1994 |
| Inn | Inner Temple |
| Circuit | South Eastern |
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Stephen Brassington is rightly regarded as one of the leading juniors in the field of Professional Discipline. It has been said of him that he "has knowledge, drafting and presentational skills that are second to none at this level" (Chambers & Partners Guide 2009). He is also cited as a leading junior in this field by The Legal 500.
He is consistently instructed on behalf of the General Medical Council to prosecute and advise upon the most serious and complex cases. He is said to be much in demand at the GMC due to his "commendably thorough approach and confident style" (Chambers and Partners 2009).
In addition, Stephen is regularly instructed by defence organisations to represent professionals whose fitness to practice has been called into question, defending before the General Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council. He is described as "a natural advocate, who will go the extra mile to provide a good service to his client" (Chambers and Partners 2010).
He also undertakes work on behalf of other Healthcare Regulators such as the Health Professions Council, the General Social Care Council and General Optical Council and appears in Coroners Court Inquests.
His criminal work has concerned major fraud and money laundering cases, in addition to substantial drug importations and murder trials. He has appeared in a number of high profile cases in which he was regularly instructed by leading London solicitors.
Notable Cases
| Case name | General Medical Council v Dr Saverymuttu | Case name | General Medical Council v Cheatle and Choudhry |
| Appearance | Prosecution | Appearance | Prosecution |
| Category | Fitness to Practice | Category | Fitness to Practice |
| Detail | Prosecution of doctor alleged to have dishonestly overcharged healthcare insurers for private work. | Detail | Prosecution of surgeons on allegations relating to standard of care provided following post-operative death of patient. |
| Case name | General Medical Council v Favier | Case name | General Medical Council v Visinavec |
| Appearance | Prosecution | Appearance | Prosecution |
| Category | Misconduct | Category | Fitness to practice |
| Detail | Prosecution of a Consultant Anaesthetist who supplied unproven treatments to chronic pain patients via a company, which he owned, whilst also producing misleading literature claiming the efficacy of these treatments. | Detail | Prosecution of obstetrician following death of newborn during forceps delivery. |