Successful appeal in student refused entry to medical school

Oct 11, 2020 | Case Study, Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow Kings View Chambers have successfully appealed against the refusal of DH’s entry to medical school.  Universities have many different policies in place which are often not up to date or fit for purpose and even where universities who do have...

GMC Defence Barristers success in GMC suspension case

Aug 11, 2020 | Case Study, Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers successfully assisted and represented another doctor this month with a review of a substantive suspension. The doctor had been suspended for 9 months for issues relating to dishonesty during a CQC inspection and at later...

GMC Defence Barristers secure no impairment in GMC case

Feb 29, 2020 | Case Study, Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow A doctor’s fitness to practise was found not impaired in a case involving a police caution for an issue of violence against a child which was referred to the GMC. Dr NZ instructed Kings GMC Defence Barristers after moving away from previous...

Doctor avoids GMC suspension

Jan 13, 2020 | Case Study, Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow A doctor, represented by GMC Defence Barristers, has avoided a practice suspension following a MPTS hearing where they were accused of dishonesty. Dr JC was accused by the GMC of dishonesty that they contended amounted to their fitness to...

GMC Defence Barristers successful in lifting suspension in GMC case

Sep 27, 2019 | Case Study

FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers’ lead counsel Catherine Stock has successfully argued for the lifting of a suspension order for a doctor accused of dishonestly.  Dr B qualified in 2005 from the University of London and from 2007 specialised in...

GMC Defence Barristers achieve “case closed” decision in GMC case

Sep 27, 2019 | Case Study

FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers’ lead counsel Stephen McCaffrey achieve yet another case closed for doctor facing multiple allegations of fraudulent dishonesty.  The Case At the time of the alleged dishonestly, Dr W worked part-time at an independent...