GMC Defence Barristers
GMC Defence Barristers is a subsidiary of Kings View Chambers, a leading medical and healthcare law firm specialising in GMC fitness to practise cases and is headed up by barristers Catherine Stock and Stephen McCaffrey.
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What we do
General Medical Council (GMC) research has shown that doctors who lacked legal representation tended to receive more serious outcomes.
In contrast, the research concluded that there was no association between the seriousness of tribunal outcomes and a doctor’s age, race, sex, or whether they gained their primary medical qualification in the UK or abroad.
The research conclusively showed that one of the most important factors for doctors facing fitness to practise proceedings is legal representation and engagement.
GMC fitness to practise referrals
MPTS Interim Order hearings
Help with voluntary removal
Appeal against refusal of registration
GMC fitness to practise hearings
Preparing your case before the Case Examiners
Registration advice
Investigation and disciplinary hearings at work
Appeals against a MPTS Tribunal determination
Help with the decision of the Case Examiners
Restoration to the Register
Criminal investigation and proceedings
News and Blog
Contextual factors in GMC fitness to practise investigations
The effects of contextual factors are relevant in GMC fitness to practise investigations. To what extent and how can a doctor make their case?
Breaches of conditions or undertakings – advice for doctors
Doctors must ensure they adhere to conditions or undertakings. Breaches are likely to result in a referral to the MPTS for a determination.
Misconduct in Fitness to Practise
Regulators often cite “misconduct” as grounds for impaired fitness to practise. What is misconduct and is it remediable?