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In this appeal against the findings of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal which resulted in removal from the Medical Register, the court considered the extent to which procedural failings assisted a doctor’s appeal: Ali v General Medical Council [2026] EWHC 444…
The Court of Appeal considered an appeal by the General Medical Council (“the GMC”) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (“the PSA”) from a decision of Calver J in the Administrative Court[1] where the judge had…
Yet another appearance by the Nursing & Midwifery Council, who appear to be camping out at the Administrative Court currently, resulted in a reversal of the decision of the Fitness to Practise Committee: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social…
Where it was agreed by the parties that a nurse’s appeal should be allowed in part because parts of the panel’s factual findings were untenable in light of the evidence before it, that the finding of impairment of fitness to…
Deference to be accorded to a panel’s assessment of a registrant’s dishonesty was reduced when a hearing was conducted virtually with the consequence that the registrant and those assessing her evidence were not in the same physical space: Nurrish v…
The registrant psychotherapist – a profession not statutorily regulated – challenged by way of judicial review, an Interim Order of Suspension from membership of the United Kingdom Counsel for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Aston v United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy [2025] EWHC…
An appeal to the Court of Appeal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council against the decision of the High Court to allow the registrant’s appeal against the adverse findings made by a Fitness to Practise Committee (FPC) of the NMC…
An appeal was brought pursuant to the provisions of Part V of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (SI 2001/253) by the Professional Standards Authority against a decision of a Fitness to Practise Panel of the NMC: Professional Standards Authority…
A doctor’s appeal under section 40 Medical Act 1983 against findings by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal in its determination dated 8 April 2025 that she had been dishonest in making retrospective entries in respect of 14 patients at the general…
The Respondent law firm carried out some legal work for the Appellants. The Respondent’s fee of £54,263.50 was not paid and another law firm, Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors (GBS) was instructed to recover the sum. A claim was issued by GBS,…