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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
19 January 2015
Case Update: High Court upholds decision of Secretary of State to impose a prohibition order against a teacher
The Queen on the Application of Lonnie v National College for Teaching and Leadership [2014] EWHC 4351 (Admin)
Judgment Date: 11 December 2014
26 November 2014
Case Update: The High Court considers the appropriate sanction for a registrant acting as an expert who does not possess sufficient expertise
Pool v General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 3791 (Admin)
Judgement date: 13 November 2014
In August 2011 Dr Pool (the Appellant) was instructed to act as an expert witness in the field of psychiatry at a hearing in relation to a paramedic’s (A) fitness to practise before a panel at the then Health Professions Council . A had been diagnosed as having personality and post-traumatic stress disorders.
26 November 2014
Case Update: High Court considers how to strike the appropriate balance between a registrant’s right to privacy as against the public interest in the regulator having access to relevant material
R (Nakash) v Metropolitan Police Service; General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 3810
The Claimant in this application invited the Court to prohibit the disclosure by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) of material requested by the General Medical Council (GMC) on the basis that; it was unlawfully obtained by the police, in breach of the Claimant’s Article 8 rights; that it included material of a highly personal and confidential nature; and that the material had no relevance to the issue of the Claimant’s fitness to practise as a doctor.
25 November 2014
The importance of wording in fitness to practise allegations
Personal Injury analysis: What is the difference between 'false' and 'dishonest' when used together in medical disciplinary hearings? Julie Norris, a partner in the regulation and professional discipline team at Kingsley Napley, discusses a recent case involving the General Medical Council (GMC), which provided guidance on the appropriate wording of the Ghosh test.
14 November 2014
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – November 2014
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
The HCPC is seeking the views of stakeholders on draft guidance for disabled people on becoming a health and care professional regulated by the HCPC. The guidance was produced following a review of existing guidance published in 2006. A team from Coventry University undertook research with disabled people and staff involved in education and training to help the HCPC update and improve the guidance. The deadline for responses to the consultation is 16 January 2015.
