Medis Pharma Ltd v NHS Resolution [2025] EWHC 2616 (Admin) (21 October 2025)

Medis Pharma Ltd v NHS Resolution [2025] EWHC 2616 (Admin) (21 October 2025)

The committee's decision was rational and lawful. The Claimant failed to provide sufficient evidence or explanation regarding real-time temperature monitoring and procedures for failed deliveries by third-party couriers. The committee was entitled to reach its conclusions based on the material before it and was not...

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Citation
[2025] EWHC 2616 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant: Medis Pharma Ltd; Defendant: NHS Resolution; Interested Party: Optimal Wellness Services Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment After Substantive Hearing
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Pharmaceutical Regulation, NHS Procedures, Wednesbury Unreasonableness, Procedural Fairness
Administrative Law Health Law Judicial Review Pharmaceutical Regulation NHS Procedures Wednesbury Unreasonableness Procedural Fairness

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Parties

Medis Pharma Ltd

Claimant

NHS Resolution

Defendant

Optimal Wellness Services Ltd

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment After Substantive Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the PCA committee's refusal to include the Claimant in the pharmaceutical list for distance selling premises was irrational or Wednesbury unreasonable
  2. 2 Whether the committee failed to properly apply the relevant regulations
  3. 3 Whether the committee failed to give adequate reasons for its decision

Ratio Decidendi

The committee's decision was rational and lawful. The Claimant failed to provide sufficient evidence or explanation regarding real-time temperature monitoring and procedures for failed deliveries by third-party couriers. The committee was entitled to reach its conclusions based on the material before it and was not required to make further enquiries. The reasons given were adequate and intelligible.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed

Orders

  • Claim for judicial review dismissed
  • No order as to costs