Peckitt v The General Medical Council & Anor

Peckitt v The General Medical Council & Anor

There was no real prospect of success in the appeal as the applicant failed to establish exceptional circumstances for extension of time, did not do all he could to pay the fee within the required period, and there was no basis for the GDC to go behind the MPTS findings or to overturn the dishonesty finding.

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Parties
Applicant: Professor Ninian Peckitt; Respondent: General Medical Council; Respondent: General Dental Council
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 March 2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
Permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Appeal Procedure, Professional Misconduct, Erasure From Register
Professional Discipline Administrative Law Extension of Time Appeal Procedure Professional Misconduct Erasure From Register

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Parties

Professor Ninian Peckitt

Applicant

General Medical Council

Respondent

General Dental Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the lower court erred in refusing to reinstate the applicant's appeal against erasure by the Medical Practice Tribunal Service (MPTS)
  2. 2 Whether the General Dental Council's Professional Conduct Committee erred in relying on MPTS findings and in its own findings of dishonesty
  3. 3 Whether there were exceptional circumstances justifying extension of time for appeal

Ratio Decidendi

There was no real prospect of success in the appeal as the applicant failed to establish exceptional circumstances for extension of time, did not do all he could to pay the fee within the required period, and there was no basis for the GDC to go behind the MPTS findings or to overturn the dishonesty finding.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal refused

Orders

  • Application for permission to appeal is refused