A Review of Recent Regulatory Decisions

R (on the application of Young) v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 534 (Admin) Haris v General Medical Council [2021] EWCA Civ 763 Bux v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 (Admin) Gupta v Northampton Hospital Trust [2021] EWHC 965 (QB) During the pandemic, the public’s gratitude to the medical…

Section 40 Appeals and Deference to the MPT

(1) Sastry (2) Okpara v General Medical Council [2021] EWCA Civ 623 The Court of Appeal heard two second appeals challenging orders made by the Administrative Court dismissing their appeals under section 40 of the Medical Act 1983 (‘the 1983 Act’).   In each case permission to appeal was granted by…

Proving the Dream – Evidencing Claims for Future Loss of Earnings as a Professional Footballer

TVZ v Manchester City Football Club Ltd [2021] EWHC 1179 (QB) Swansea City AFC v Owen [2021] EWHC 1539 (QB) Introduction Two recent cases highlight contrasting approaches by claimants to proving the level of earnings they could have expected to receive as professional footballers, but a generous approach by the…

Interim Payments and Eeles

PAL (A Child) v Davison & Ors [2021] EWHC 1108 (QB) PAL (A Child) v Davison & Ors [2021] EWHC 1108 (QB) This clear and digestible judgment from Yip J provides an excellent example of the court’s approach to applications for substantial interim payments in cases where periodical payments are…

Non-Delegable Duty: Different Dentist, Same Drill

Around this time last year, Dominic Ruck Keene examined the County Court decision in Ramdhean v Agedo and The Forum Dental Practice Limited 2020 WL 00620352. HHJ Belcher concluded that a dental practice owed a non-delegable duty of care with respect to treatment carried out by a dentist working there.…