Partner | London & South East
Daphne Robertson is the founder and Senior Partner of DR Solicitors, which became part of Dow Schofield Watts in 2024.
A frequent speaker and writer on medical partnership issues, Daphne is widely acknowledged as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on all aspects of NHS Partnership and associated regulatory law. She has long been rated as “top-ranked” by Chambers UK.
Daphne received her legal training at the “magic circle” company Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She has subsequently worked in Moscow, been a legal lecturer at Albany University in New York, and taught partnership and commercial law at the University of Law in London.
Daphne prides herself on being accessible to all the firm’s clients, and she will often be the first person that new or existing clients are in contact with. Daphne takes great satisfaction in her individualised approach to client care, which is regularly acknowledged in client testimonials.
Notable achievements include:
- Involvement in Primary Care Network (PCN) development
- Assisted with the GP Partnership Review
- Drafted the GP Partnership Deed precedents published by Lexis Nexis
- Featured in PwC’s ‘5 Days of Successful Women’ showcase
- Awarded ‘Lawyer of the Year’ by the Surrey Law Society