Tracy is an expert in healthcare litigation which comprises claims, regulatory, advisory, criminal, inquest and inquiry work. In terms of her claims expertise, it includes advising on complex and high-value clinical negligence claims spanning the medical specialities. She has done a particularly significant number of brain injury and spinal surgery cases as well as orthopaedic, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery claims, brought against surgeons and physicians working both in the NHS and in their private capacity. She has vast experience of defending GPs and out-of-hours organisations, as well as care homes, hospital groups and agencies working in these environments.
In her regulatory work, Tracy defends doctors, dentists and other healthcare practitioners whose registration is called into question by the General Medical Council (GMC) and other healthcare regulatory bodies (GDC, NMC, GOC, HCPC). Practitioners also turn to Tracy for representation in independent inquiries, including serious untoward incident inquiries and complex inquests, including deaths in custody. Tracy has defended many practitioners in fitness-to-practise hearings before their regulators as well as dealing with appeals arising from those proceedings.
Tracy is well regarded when it comes to healthcare litigation and often represents doctors in Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) NHS disciplinary proceedings and private hospital investigations. She has particular expertise in representing practitioners who face proceedings, often consecutively, in numerous different arenas (criminal, inquest, regulatory, disciplinary and claims).
Judicial Review challenges are also a specialism of Tracy’s. She advises Medical Royal Colleges and professional bodies. She has been involved in a prominent case for the General Optical Council, including the prosecution of the remitted hearing. She has defended a number of different regulators in PSA and Judicial Review challenges.
In addition to the above, Tracy also acts for insurers, defence organisations and private clients and is fluent in both French and English, and speaks German.
Tracy was open and honest from the beginning and never made any predictions or promises. I have since recommended Tracy personally to many colleagues and the hospital management. I consider myself to have been incredibly fortunate to have had such a professional, knowledgeable, articulate and compassionate lawyer.
Client, L.F
Tracy's skill set in regulatory, crime, disciplinary and inquest law lends great weight and a holistic approach to her claims practice.
Tracy Sell-Peters … always goes the extra mile for her clients.
Tracy Sell-Peters performs wonders for clients.
The Legal 500
Expertise
- Clinical negligence litigation
- Regulatory law
- Criminal cases involving medical professionals
- Healthcare advisory work
- Inquest law
- Disciplinary cases
- Inquiries
- Dispute resolution
Experience
- Successfully defended a GP before a Medical Practitioners Tribunal in a 10-day listed case of alleged digital and metal speculum instrument intimate (vaginal) examination, with every allegation not proven, no misconduct found and the GP’s fitness to practise found not to be impaired.
- Acting on behalf of the General Optical Council (GOC) in a challenge brought by the Professional Standards Authority against a decision made by the GOC’s own Fitness to Practise Committee against a Registered Optometrist charged charged with gross negligence manslaughter in 2013 in connection with the death of a 7-year-old patient from papilloedema (swelling of the optic nerve). This is an important case for the optometry profession – arguably as important as Bawa-Garba was for doctors.
- Successfully defended a registered nurse in criminal proceedings charged with the wilful neglect of a care home resident who suffered from dementia. Also instructed to represent the nurse’s interests in the regulatory investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- High-value orthopaedic claim (£5+million) representing a surgeon in respect of a patient who underwent a right total knee replacement in 2016 under the care of an orthopaedic surgeon, and the private hospital where the surgery and aftercare took place.
- Acted on behalf of the owner of an out-of-hours service provider in a claim by a claimant who was aged 9 months at the date of the alleged negligence (delay in diagnosis and treatment of pneumococcal meningitis).
- Representing a medical indemnity insurer and its insured gynaecologist, on a joint retainer to defend a substantial clinical negligence claim involving alleged mismanagement of the claimant’s abdominal mass which turned out to be a very rare ovarian cancer.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Recognised by Chambers UK for Professional Discipline 2023-2026
Recognised by Chambers UK for Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant 2023-2026
“Tracy is efficient and knowledgeable on a range of complex issues.” Chambers UK 2026
“Tracy is hugely experienced, yet is very approachable and down to earth with both insurer clients and their insureds.” Chambers UK 2026
“She’s an excellent partner who is very heavily involved in the case and easy to communicate with.” Chambers UK 2026
“Tracy is highly regarded. She does sensitive, tricky healthcare matters.” Chambers UK 2026
“Tracy Sell-Peters has an outstanding reputation among doctors and surgeons, and is regularly praised for her knowledge and expertise in GMC investigations.” Chambers UK 2026
“Tracy Sell-Peters is an amazing lawyer. She is truly professional, but with huge empathy and understanding. She’s always available and supportive.” Chambers UK 2026
“Tracy is a true expert in her field.” Chambers UK 2025
“She was very helpful throughout the process and able to push for information at the right times and provide advice on strategy.”–Chambers UK 2025
“Tracy is incredibly knowledgeable, very responsive and gains incredibly positive feedback from those she represents.”Chambers UK 2025
”She is energetic, pragmatic and focused on delivering results.”Chambers UK 2025
“Tracy has very considerable experience, particularly on behalf of doctors and medical professionals.”Chambers UK 2025
Acknowledged by Chambers 2025 for acting for both regulators and professionals, with a particular emphasis on healthcare matters.
Recognised by The Legal 500 2025-2026 as a Leading Individual for Professional Discipline
Tracy Sell-Peters is the most amazing professional and went above and beyond to help me through a significant professional challenge, being available in a very short period, responding to questions and giving support out of hours and in hours. Without Tracy’s support and professionalism, I would have struggled to cope. I do not doubt that her support and knowledge contributed significantly to my achieving a very successful outcome. Tracy is an incredibly hardworking individual whose help, support, and professional expertise demonstrates a high level of skill in all aspects. I can’t thank Tracy enough.’ Legal 500 2026
‘Tracy Sell-Peters is a leading expert in the field of healthcare professional discipline, having been instructed on behalf of numerous doctors being investigated by the GMC.’ Client Feedback, Legal 500 2026
‘Tracy Sell-Peters is excellent. Knowledgeable, determined and completely focused on securing the best outcome for her clients.’ Client Feedback, Legal 500 2026
‘Tracy Sell-Peters was immediately responsive, gave clear and helpful guidance from the outset. All costs and admin was overseen by her personally and I was kept fully informed on everything. I felt completely supported and in safe, expert hands. Her team were incredible also and clearly knew what they were doing. My case was incredibly complex, but I knew I had the best legal team to assist me. Their level of knowledge and detail was outstanding, but they were able to simplify and explain things to me in the right terms. They called on the right experts at the right times. On top of the legal expertise, Tracy also was an amazing emotional support for me and my family. She and her team clearly understood the impact this had on me and my family and were incredibly supportive. I could not recommend Keystone Law highly enough.’ Client Feedback, Legal 500 2026
Recognised by The Legal 500 for Clinical Negligence 2025-2026
‘‘Tracy Sell-Peters heads the team and is one of the most respected lawyers in this field. Tracy will always make herself available to speak about a case and is deeply knowledgeable in this space.” The Legal 500 2026
“Tracey Sell-Peters and her team provide me with a superior level of support. Speed of response and her common sense approach is unparalleled in my experience. I trust the team to contact our insureds and provide assistance in often stressful situations.” The Legal 500 2026
“Tracy Sell-Peters – very comprehensive knowledge of the law and a beautiful way of expressing complex issues with clarity and brevity. The go-to for any issue relating to professional discipline, in particular GMC and inquest matters. She is very thorough in her approach and leaves no stone unturned to achieve the best possible outcome for doctors and surgeons.” The Legal 500 2025
“Tracy Sell-Peters is outstanding – knowledgeable; dedicated to supporting her clients and highly practical in her advice.” The Legal 500 2025
“Tracy Sell-Peters and her team hold a vast wealth of experience and knowledge in the healthcare law sector, working tirelessly to achieve the best outcomes for doctors and surgeons.” The Legal 500 2025
“Keystone’s team, led by Tracy Sell-Peters, are hands down the best in UK healthcare regulatory law.” The Legal 500 2025
“The two standouts are Tracy Sell-Peters (the best healthcare regulatory solicitor in the market) and Joanne Staphnill (who is our go-to when we need a legal opinion).” The Legal 500 2025
Recognised by Chambers UK for Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant (2023-2024)
Recognised by Chambers UK for Professional Discipline (2022-2024)
“Tracy is a true all-rounder – she’s responsive, commercially aware and delivers results.” Chambers UK 2024
“She’s straight to the point and able to be very factual. She gives me all the options I need.” Chambers UK 2024
“She is a force of nature and is enormously hard-working with fantastic judgement. She’s built up an interesting expertise in the plastic surgery field.” Chambers UK 2024
“I would instruct her again in a heartbeat and would recommend her services to others.” Chambers UK 2024
“Tracy is a fantastic lawyer.” Chambers UK 2024
Recognised by the Legal 500 2024 for Commercial litigation
“Tracy Sell-Peters goes the extra mile for all of her clients.” Chambers UK 2023
Recognised by The Legal 500 2022 for Insurance – Clinical Negligence: Defendant
“Under the leadership of Tracy Sell-Peters a ‘pragmatic‘ approach to a wide range of neurological, orthopaedic and paediatric claims.. regularly leverages its expertise in regulatory, criminal, disciplinary and inquest law to successfully resolve claims.” The Legal 500 2022
Recognised by The Legal 500 2022 for Dispute Resolution: Professional Discipline
“She’s excellent to work with and has good experience and knowledge.” Chambers UK 2022
Recognised by The Legal 500 2021 for Clinical Negligence
“Tracy Sell-Peters regularly acts for defendants in neurological, cerebral palsy, ophthalmology and paediatric claims, and ‘performs wonders for clients.” The Legal 500 2021
Career
Tracy qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1996. She is also qualified in Ontario, Canada, as a Barrister and Solicitor. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2022, she worked at the following firms:
- DWF
- Fishburns
- Radcliffes Le Brasseur
- Beachcroft