Jan 9, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow A doctor facing dismissal following a malicious complaint keeps their job and avoids a GMC referral with support and advice from Kings View Chambers. This case was a tricky situation where the complaint had not been made by the patient...
Jan 2, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow This was, partly, the question before Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in the case of Hyland v Medical Council of Ireland (Approved) [2021] IEHC 776 (09 December 2021). Facts The material background to the matter is as follows. The Applicant, James...
Dec 12, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow White v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3286 (Admin) The claimant, Dr Samuel White, is a GP with an unblemished professional career. He published of a video (“the video”) in which he: Explained why he had resigned from his job as a GP. He...
Dec 5, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC investigations are utterly traumatic experiences for doctors regardless of the final outcome. However, there are opportunities for early resolution of GMC investigations at various stages in the process. How likely are you to be subject...
Nov 22, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow There are a number of basic administrative tasks that doctors absolutely cannot risk forgetting to take care of – otherwise they may unintentionally be guilty of practising illegally. With doctors working under significant stress and...
Sep 19, 2021 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Kings View were again successful in persuading the GMC case examiners that there was no case to answer. This case involved both allegations of lack of competence and misconduct namely dishonesty made against our client, Dr RS. GMC Barrister...