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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Halborg v Solicitors Regulation Authority

Halborg v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2026] EWHC 636 (Admin) (19 March 2026)

The High Court dismissed Mr Halborg’s appeals against an SRA interim condition and an SDT decision finding lack of integrity and imposing a 12-month suspension.

• Solicitor misconduct
• Integrity in legal profession
• Civil restraint orders
• Appeals procedure
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Solicitor-misconduct

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Ali v General Medical Council

Ali v General Medical Council [2026] EWHC 444 (Admin) (06 March 2026)

The High Court dismissed Dr Shah Ali’s appeal against GMC erasure, upholding findings of dishonesty, misconduct, impairment, and no procedural unfairness.

• Dishonesty in professional declarations
• Fitness to practise
• Procedural fairness in disciplinary proceedings
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Bias and discrimination allegations
• Medical-discipline

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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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Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v Nursing and Midwifery Council & Anor

The High Court allowed the appeal and held that a nurse who repeatedly slept on duty, falsified records, and breached prior assurances should have been struck off.

• Fitness to practise
• Dishonesty in healthcare
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Public protection
• Regulatory appeals
• Professional-regulation

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Sidhu v Bar Standards Board (Rev1)

Sidhu v Bar Standards Board (Rev1) [2026] EWHC 25 (Admin) (13 January 2026)

High Court dismissed a barrister’s appeal against disbarment for sexual misconduct toward a mini-pupil, holding the Tribunal’s sanction decision and reasons were adequate.

• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Sexual misconduct by barristers
• Appeals from disciplinary tribunals
• Proportionality of sanctions
• Assessment of culpability and harm
• Professional-discipline

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Safdar v General Medical Council

Safdar v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 3176 (Admin) (03 December 2025)

The High Court dismissed Dr Safdar’s appeal against erasure from the medical register, holding that his repeated dishonest conduct justified the sanction.

• Dishonesty by medical practitioner
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Insight and remediation
• Public confidence in profession
• Appeal standards in disciplinary cases
• Medical-discipline

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Stephen Taylor v The Bar Standards Board

The High Court allowed Stephen Taylor’s appeal against a six-month suspension for dishonesty, substituting a £25,000 fine and keeping the training order.

• Dishonesty by barristers
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Appeals against disciplinary sanctions
• Professional-discipline
• Barrister-discipline
• Dishonesty

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Ahmedsowida v General Medical Council

Ahmedsowida v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 823 (Admin) (07 April 2025)

The High Court dismissed a doctor’s appeal against a 12-month suspension by the GMC tribunal, holding that the findings on impairment and sanction were not wrong.

• Fitness to practise
• Dishonesty in professional context
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Remediation and insight
• Proportionality of sanctions
• Medical-professional-discipline

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General Medical Council & Anor v Gilbert

General Medical Council & Anor v Gilbert [2025] EWHC 802 (Admin) (03 April 2025)

The High Court corrected findings on racism and harassment in a medical discipline appeal, but upheld an eight-month suspension and ordered a review hearing.

• Medical regulation
• Sanctions for professional misconduct
• Sexual harassment
• Racial harassment
• Objective test for racism
• Appeal standards in regulatory cases

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