Tag Archives: Case Law

• Monday, 23 May 2022 15:39 GMC: Time Limits to Lodge an Appeal Notice are Strict (Usually 28 Days) Posted by Doctors Defence Service A doctor who is struck off or suspended by the GMC must (usually) lodge an Appeal Notice within 28 days of the fitness to practise panel’s (FTP) decision or lose their right to appeal. The Medical Act...

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• 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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• 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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• 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...

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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...

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• 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...

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