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Judgment Approved by the court for handing down. | James v GMC |
Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2049 (Admin)
Case No: AC-2024-MAN-000469
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
SITTING IN MANCHESTER
Manchester Civil Justice Centre
1 Bridge Street West
Manchester
M60 9DJ
Date: 31/07/2025
Before:
MRS JUSTICE HILL
Between:
DAVID JAMES | Appellant |
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GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL | Respondent |
Vivienne Tanchel (instructed by Weightmans LLP) for the Claimant
Alexis Hearnden (instructed by GMC Legal) for the Defendant
Hearing date: 4 July 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 4:00 pm on 31 July 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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MRS JUSTICE HILL
Mrs Justice Hill:
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- Introduction
- The factual background
- The fitness to practise hearing
- Evidence relevant to paragraph 1a of the Allegation relied on by the Respondent
- The no case to answer submission and the Tribunal’s determination on it
- The Appellant’s evidence
- The Tribunal’s determination at the conclusion of the evidence
- The legal framework
- Appeals challenging findings of fact
- The assessment of witness evidence and the giving of reasons
- The grounds of appeal in overview
- Grounds 1-3
- Ground 4
- Grounds 5 and 6
- Conclusions