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Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 571 and [2011] EWSC 58 - case involving issue of whether damages at large consequent upon summary dismissal in breach of agreed NHS contractual disciplinary procedures where reputational damage accrued.
Al Zayat v GMC [2010] EWHC (Admin) (Baby P paediatrician) - judicial review of FTP Panel of GMC on grounds of perversity in rejecting Voluntary Erasure application of medical practitioner where agreed psychiatric evidence was that she was unable to participate in proceedings for misconduct.
GMC v Wendy Chapman (2010) (Bloodgate) - GMC Fitness to Practise proceedings consequent upon Matchday doctor cutting player's lip intentionally after blood substitution in Harlequins v Leinster Heineken Cup match and then lying about it. Succeeded in obtaining a finding her fitness to practise was not impaired.
Cocliff v The Manchester College [2010] UKEAT 0035 10 1006 - first case considered in an appellate Tribunal relating to the Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 - establishing that the test for less favourable treatment involved 3 distinct elements.
Southall v GMC [2009] EWHC 1156 (Admin) and [2010] EWCA 407 - appeals (successful in CA) against finding of serious professional misconduct and consequent erasure in respect of internationally renowned Consultant Paediatrician. Important principle as to the need to give reasons for factual findings.
R v HM Senior Coroner for Northern Ireland ex parte Donaldson [2010] NIQB 47 and 144 - judicial review of Coroner on the grounds of apparent bias where Coroner determined to use as a medical expert a Consultant who had been involved in previous defamation proceedings in respect of the same death and was unable to disclose material he had seen in those proceedings because of an asserted claim of legal professional privilege.
"Bloodgate" - ERC v Chapman (2009) - ERC Disciplinary Committee and ERC Appellate Committee - represented (successfully) Harlequins Matchday doctor in Disciplinary proceedings relating to the "Bloodgate" scandal in the Heineken Cup Quater Final match. Also successful representation on appeal before the Appellate Committee.
Udom v GMC [2009] EWHC 3242 (Admin) - successful appeal from GMC Fitness to Practise Panel determination to impose conditions on medical practitioner's registration which in effect removed all meaning from his registration and denied him the right to practise his profession.
Inquest into O'Neill Deaths (2009-2010) (Northern Ireland) - complex and difficult Inquest into death of mother and child where mother suffocated her 9 year old daughter and then hng herself - having told medical practitioners she would commit suicide and take her daughter with her.
AVMA v GMC [2009] EWHC (Admin) - attempted judicial review by AVMA of decision by GMC not to pursue misconduct proceedings against a group of GPs involved in the care of a 10 year old who died of a rare endocrine condition. AVMA (a charity) unsuccessfully sought an order restricting any costs it (a charity) might be exposed to if it pursued the judicial review and lost.
NMC v Maggs and Johnson (2009-2011) - longest ever professional conduct case in the history of the NMC (or UKCC). Complaint made in 2002 concerning events in 1998-2002 at a south west London Nursing Home and hearing commenced in February 2009 and concluded in December 2011 after 86 hearing days.
GMC v Southall [2008] - successfully represented Dr Southall at the GMC in relation to clinical trials (CNEP) in the 1990s and in other proceedings relating to the Sally Clark case review.
GMC v Holton [2006] EWHC 2960 (Admin) - high profile GMC case in relation to the alleged misdiagnosis of epilepsy. Despite GMC performance assessment finding that the doctor's performance was not seriously deficient the case, uniquely, went to a full GMC hearing (and statutory appeal in the Admin Court) because of a campaign by the parents.
GMC v O'Brien [2007] - professional conduct case arising out of Sunday Times "sting" in relation to the provision of "sick notes" by GPs to attractive young female reporters posing as patients.
Appleton v El Safty [2007] EWHC 631 (QB) - quantum claim by former professional footballer in respect of loss of career damages following negligent cruciate ligament surgery.
Eastwood v Winckworth Sherwood Solicitors [2005] UKEAT 0174 05 1410 - important case on whether a salaried partner at a firm of solicitors is/ was an employee for the purposes of an unfair dismissal claim.
West Bromwich Albion v El Safty [2005] EWHC 2866 (QB) and [2006] EWCA Civ - successful action to strike out claim by football club employer against surgeon whose negligent surgery ended the career of the club's player employee.
Chai Patel v GMC [2005] EWHC (Admin) - successful judicial review of the GMC decision to allow unparticularised charges against Chief Executive of a large Nursing Home Group in respect of alleged deficiencies at one Home in the Group.
Henshall v GMC [2005] EWCA Civ 1520 - represented two paediatric consultants in the CA in this judicial review brought by parents of two children relating to the GMC's decision not to bring professional conduct allegations against the doctors concerned (2008 FTP hearing failed at half-time).
GMC v Biswas [2006-7] Mary represented Dr Biswas in various proceedings in the GMC, CHRP and Admin Court [2006] EWHC 464 (Admin) and [2007] EWHC 1644 (Admin).
Phillips v GMC [2004] EWHC 1858 (Admin) - judicial review on "double jeopardy" issue of same charges being brought before GMC Fitness to Practise Panel after successful defence before jury in criminal proceedings.
Mahfouz v GMC [2004] EWCA Civ 233 - case which establishes right to a short adjournment in regulatory proceedings to seek judicial review of an interlocutory decision in the proceedings.
C v Dr Cairns [2003] Lloyd’s Rep Med 90 – limitation issue being decided at trial of negligence issues 25 years after events; doctor’s duty of medical confidentiality.
R v GMC ex parte Toth (No 2) [2003] EWHC 1675 (Admin) – judicial review of PCC of GMC referring case to Health Committee.
Matthews (t/as Anton Motors) v Smith & others [2002] EWCA Civ 1722 - significant decision on TUPE where employees after being made redundant negotiated with ex-employer to take over the business at a new location with own tools etc and issue whether still entitled to redundancy payments or transferred to their own employment under TUPE.
Saeed v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2001] Lloyd’s Rep Med 111 (CA) – interpretation of consultant contract on issue of professional or personal misconduct.
R v Sussex Police Authority ex parte Stewart [2000] EWCA Civ 101 - issue as to police pension entitlement of female officer fit after an accident to undertake many of the duties of a police officer but not all of them and whether in the circumstances entitled to ill health retirement.
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