7 Oct 2015
The stay application was dismissed because the statutory framework and public interest require expeditious determination of disciplinary proceedings; the risk to public protection and the need for prompt penalty determination outweigh the appellant's hardship, and stays should be considered after penalty is imposed when the severity and reasoning are known.
29 Aug 2014
The application for leave failed because it did not raise any question of law of sufficient general or public importance; the issues advanced were challenges to the weight and exercise of the Tribunal's and High Court's discretionary protective jurisdiction, and the additional evidence was not admissible on a leave application; accordingly striking off and the penalties were lawfully imposed and leave is refused.
28 Jun 2013
The High Court dismissed the appeal: s172 confers jurisdiction and the three-step test was satisfied; certificates under the 1976 Act were deemed licences under s167 of the 2008 Act so suspension was permissible; the Tribunal reasonably found forgery reflected adversely on character under s99(1)(b) and applied the correct civil standard of proof; the 12 month suspension was appropriate when combined with the prior period without licence, producing an effective deprivation of 21 months; no error of law or principle, no irrelevant considerations, and decision was not plainly wrong.