R (on the application of Dowd) v General Medical Council

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2003] All ER (D) 310 (Mar)
Court:	Administrative Court
Judge:	Forbes J
Representation	Robert Francis QC (instructed by Hempsons) for the claimant.
	Robert Englehart QC (instructed by Field Fisher Waterhouse) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates:	20 March 2003

Catchwords

Medicine - Medical practitioner - Serious professional misconduct - Claimant reprimanded by professional conduct committee - Correctness of decision.

The Case

On a proper analysis of the facts, the decision of the professional conduct committee of the General Medical Council that a claimant was guilty of serious professional misconduct was irrational.

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