| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2006] All ER (D) 315 (Oct) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2006] EWCA Civ 1390 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Auld and Thorpe LJJ |
| Representation | Nicola Davies QC, Ian Winter and Kate Gallafent (instructed by Hempsons) for the appellant. |
| Roger Henderson QC and Adam Heppinstall (instructed by the GMC) for the GMC. | |
| Lord Goldsmith QC, A-G, Jonathan Crow and Ben Watson for the Attorney General as intervener. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 26 October 2006 |
Catchwords
Medical Practitioner - Disciplinary panel - Immunity from suit - Expert giving medical evidence in criminal trial - Complaint that evidence flawed - Disciplinary proceedings brought - Panel finding serious professional misconduct proved and ordering erasure of name of expert - Whether panel having jurisdiction - Whether immunity from suit providing immunity from disciplinary proceedings.
The Case
An expert witness was not entitled to immunity from disciplinary, regulatory or fitness to practise proceedings in relation to statements made or evidence given by him in or for the purpose of legal proceedings.
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