Category Archives: Regulatory Law
Some examples of regulatory case law affecting or influencing the General Medical Council’s process. GMC case law and GMC relevant precedents.
- Wednesday, 11 May 2022 11:26 GMC Should Call Witness (Instead of Hearsay) to Ensure a ‘Fair Trial’ Posted by Doctors Defence Service The High Court has upheld a doctor’s right to have a witness testify and be subjected to cross-examination in relation to charges of professional misconduct concerning sexual allegations. In the case of R (Professor Johannes Philip...
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Sunday, 27 August 2017 9:48
Tooth Whitening and Doctors
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
It is illegal for anyone other than a GDC registered professional to provide tooth whitening services where the amount of hydrogen peroxide exceeds a statutory limit. Registration as a medical practitioner with the GMC is insufficient...
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Friday, 18 November 2011 18:36
Doctors At Risk of Erasure if GMC Conditions of Practice are Breached
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
The High Court in the appeal case of Dr Belal v GMC [2011] EWCA 2859 (Admin) has upheld a decision of the General Medical Council (GMC) to erase a doctor’s name from the register, who breached a Conditions...
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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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- Tuesday, 12 April 2011 7:54 Immunity from Suit for Complainants to the GMC Posted by Doctors Defence Service The High Court has confirmed that a doctor who makes a complaint to the GMC against another doctor cannot be sued for defamation, libel or slander. In the case of Katherine White v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust...
- Saturday, 26 March 2011 16:14 Regulatory Case Law Updates Posted by Doctors Defence Service Doctors Defence Service digests case law relevant to GMC FTP IOT and general fitness to practise law and appeals. We also digest other cases relevant to doctors in practise. If you would like to see a...
- Wednesday, 16 March 2011 16:15 Recent GMC Hearing Decisions Posted by Doctors Defence Service GMC FTP panel decision summaries will be published here, selectively. DDS will digest fitness to practise cases for illustration purposes but will not name the doctor in the summary. GMC decisions are available via links but...