England and Wales Case Law

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v General Medical Council & Anor

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v General Medical Council & Anor [2026] EWHC 1138 (Admin) (19 May 2026)

The High Court dismissed the Professional Standards Authority’s appeal against a 12-month suspension imposed on a doctor for misconduct involving a vulnerable patient.

• Medical practitioner fitness to practise
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Appeals from regulatory tribunals
• Sexual misconduct and professional boundaries
• Vulnerable patients
• Public protection in healthcare

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General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor

General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 53 (06 February 2026)

Court of Appeal considered sanction for a doctor found to have committed sexual and racial misconduct. It held the sanction issue should be remitted for reconsideration.

• Medical practitioner fitness to practise
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Sexual harassment
• Racial harassment
• Appeals in regulatory proceedings
• Application of sanctions guidance

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Wheatley v General Medical Council

Wheatley v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 31 (Admin) (13 January 2025)

High Court appeal dismissed against a Medical Practitioners Tribunal finding Dr Wheatley had sexually harassed a colleague at a conference dinner.

• Medical practitioner fitness to practise
• Sexual harassment
• Appeals on findings of fact
• Tribunal reasoning requirements
• Medical-discipline
• Sexual-harassment

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Sanusi v The General Medical Council

Sanusi v The General Medical Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1172 (16 July 2019)

The Court of Appeal dismissed Dr Sanusi’s appeal against erasure by the GMC tribunal, holding there was no need to adjourn before sanction and no material unfairness from missing mitigation evidence.

• Medical practitioner fitness to practise
• Procedural fairness
• Sanction (erasure)
• Adjournment
• Mitigation evidence
• Medical-professional-discipline

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Ali v the General Medical Council.

The High Court dismissed Dr Ali’s statutory appeal against conditions imposed by the GMC after he failed to comply with a performance assessment direction.

• Medical practitioner fitness to practise
• Statutory appeals
• Procedural fairness
• Regulatory sanctions
• Medical-practitioners
• Fitness-to-practise

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Brew v The General Medical Council

Brew v The General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 2927 (Admin) (10 September 2014)

High Court appeal against erasure from the medical register dismissed. The court held the tribunal’s sanction was open to it and no procedural unfairness was shown.

• Medical practitioner fitness to practise
• Dishonesty in professional conduct
• Procedural fairness
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Standard of review on appeal
• Medical-profession-discipline

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