Category Archives: Expert Witness Law for Medical Doctors
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Sunday, 02 May 2021 10:00
Expert Witness Doctors Can Be Subject to GMC Misconduct Proceedings
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
Registered Medical Practitioner Expert Witnesses whose approach is reckless or incompetent or otherwise deficient are likely to face GMC investigation and subsequent fitness to practise (FTP) proceedings before the MPTS for misconduct, as well as risk...
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- Monday, 27 January 2020 16:43 Doctors Entitled to Anonymity in End of Life Cases Posted by Doctors Defence Service Doctors and Reporting Restriction Orders in Court Cases Doctors are entitled to anonymity in cases concerning end of life treatment, as it is in the public interest to ensure that clinical staff are not embroiled in...
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015 21:23
Expert Doctors must Truly be Experts in their Field
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
Experts must have the requisite experience and expertise to hold themselves out as expert, otherwise the risk being found guilty of misconduct...
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Wednesday, 03 August 2011 8:34
Clinical Expert Witnesses lose Immunity from Suit
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
The Supreme Court has determined that expert witnesses, in most legal cases, should not be immune from being sued by the party who had instructed them to act. The decision has far-reaching implications for doctors who act...
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- Friday, 20 May 2011 10:05 No Anonymity in Court Cases for Independent Clinical Experts Posted by Doctors Defence Service The President of the Family Courts Division, Sir Nicolas Wall, has determined (in the case of RE X, Y, Z (Children) and Brian Morgan v A Local Authority [2011] EWHC 1157 (Fam)) that doctors who act...