Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Mar 2023
We all know and appreciate the importance of a person’s right to provide their informed consent and agreement in many aspects of their lives…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 22 Apr 2020
With the COVID-19 lockdown extended in the UK until at least early-May, primary care practitioners and consultants, who have been increasingly turning…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 7 Apr 2020
In our previous blog, we discussed the introduction of the Coronavirus Act and how the emergency legislation impacts healthcare professionals…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 7 Aug 2019
The Divisional Court (the Court), consisting of Lord Justice Hickinbottom and Mr Justice Butcher, considered the poignant topic of whether a fitness…
Clyde & Co LLP | United Kingdom | 19 Jun 2019
Ever since the case of Bawa-Garba doctors have been concerned that their personal reflective notes will be used as evidence against them by their…
Dechert LLP | United Kingdom | 23 May 2019
A recent High Court decision concerning compliance with a data subject access request considered the basis upon which an individual can require the…
Addleshaw Goddard LLP | United Kingdom | 1 May 2019
The Court of Appeal has held that employers do not have to postpone Disciplinary proceedings to wait for the outcome of criminal or regulatory…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 12 Feb 2019
Professional boundaries are an important aspect of clinical care. Registered healthcare practitioners must be able to practice within legal and…
Weightmans LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Feb 2019
In the latest GMC appeal, against the determination of its own Tribunal service, the High Court felt unable ‘to conclude that the Tribunal was…
Kingsley Napley | European Union, United Kingdom | 4 Feb 2019
The GMC has written to MP Sarah Wollaston regarding the recent review of their right to appeal. Whilst it has been noted that it has been recommended…