PC (The Professional Conduct Committee of the GMC) The doctor challenged the decision of the committee to invoke its power to restrain him from making further applications to be restored to the register.
Held: The power to restrain a doctor from making repeated requests fr restoration was draconian, but that did not mean that it should only be exercised in the most serious or clear of cases. The discretion given to the committee was unfettered.
Judges:
Hoffmann, Walker of Gestingthorpe LL, Sir Phillip Otton
Citations:
[2003] UKPC 31, Times 30-Apr-2003
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Bolton v The Law Society CA 8-Dec-1993
The solicitor who had been admitted to the Roll for two years had disbursed clients money to relatives, as part of the conveyance of property without adequate security but in the expectation that the money would be repaid. The Tribunal found that . .
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Health Professions
Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.180768
