Posted inIssue 11 Regulatory

Lessons in dishonesty

GMC v Armstrong [2021] EWHC 1658 (Admin) Bakare v GMC [2021] EWHC 3278 (Admin) The Professional Standards Authority v (1) GDC & (2) Amir [2021] EWHC 3230 (Admin) Are there lessons to be learned from three recent High Court decisions concerning allegations of dishonesty? It is instructive that the cases…
May 24, 2022Posted inIssue 11, RegulatoryTags:
Posted inIssue 11 Regulatory

Dishonesty and Denial – Part 2

Ahmedsowida v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3466 Sawati v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 283 I wrote last year about developments in the guidance given by the High Court in cases of professional regulation on the effect on sanctions of unsuccessful denials of dishonesty (link here). The issue continues…
May 24, 2022Posted inIssue 11, RegulatoryTags:
Posted inIssue 9 Regulatory

Dishonesty and Denial

Towuaghantse v GMC [2021] EWHC 681 (Admin) Al Nageim v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 877 (Admin) The steady stream of appeals to the High Court from the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“MPT”) against findings of dishonesty shows no sign of abating. Two recent cases have produced and illustrated guidance suggesting…
July 5, 2021Posted inIssue 9, RegulatoryTags: ,
Posted inIssue 3 Regulatory

Dishonesty – Serious Professional Misconduct

Collen Nkomo v General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 2625 (Admin)  This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). The High Court dismissed an appeal of a locum general practitioner against the decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) erasing his name from the register of medical practitioners.  Background …
November 1, 2019Posted inIssue 3, RegulatoryTags: , ,