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A doctor’s appeal under section 40 of the Medical Act 1983 against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) which found that his fitness to practise was impaired and suspended him from practice for six weeks which was yet…
A barrister who was subject to findings of misconduct after failing to comply with a court order ordering him to pay the sum of £54,595.39 plus £9,416.50 in costs to Claimant H by 5 November 2015, appealed to the High…
This appeal brought by the Professional Standards Authority for Health & Social Care (PSA) was against a decision of a Fitness to Practise Committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council that a Registrant’s fitness to practise was not impaired: Professional Standards…
A declaration by a judge following a hearing in the Court of Protection that ZX lacked capacity to make decisions in all of the areas specified by the local authority including engagement in sexual relations was not upheld on appeal:…
In fitness to practise proceedings brought by the General Dental Council against a dental technician, the GDC sought to use highly sensitive documents from care proceedings before the Family Court which were tainted by their improper acquisition from a local…
A Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) who worked in that capacity since 2011 successfully appealed to the High Court against findings of misconduct and a 12 month Conditions of Practice Order made by a Fitness to Practise Committee of the…
A fitness to practise committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council found that the Second Respondent had a substantive legitimate expectation that no further action would be taken against him in connection with his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme for…
In a doctor’s appeal to the Administrative Court against a decision of the Medical Practitioner Tribunal which resulted in his name being erased from the Medical Register, Mr Justice Eyre reviewed the principles for and against a determination of erasure…
Mr Justice Morris took it upon himself to disagree with his brother judge, Mr Justice Ritchie’s recent decision in Aga v General Dental Council [2023] EWHC 3208 (Admin) in relation to whether a period of suspension would take effect from…
A barrister called in 1982 was found guilty of charges before the Bar Standards Board which resulted in an 18 month suspension from practice with costs against him of £5,443. He appealed to the High Court: Lewis v The Bar…