In Thampi v General Medical Council [2026] EWHC 1036 (Admin), Dr Premila Thampi challenged both the Medical Practitioners Tribunal’s finding of impairment and its decision to impose a sanction of a three-week suspension. The appeal succeeded only in part.

The Court’s decision clarifies when a statutory appeal is “brought” in regulatory proceedings and the extent to which procedural missteps will be overlooked to preserve a practitioner’s right of appeal.

This article summarises the decisions in recent Professional Standards Authority (PSA) appeals relating to two General Medical Council (GMC) cases

On 18 November 2025, the High Court heard the appeal of Mrs Kara Louise Hannigan (the Appellant) against the decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Fitness to Practise Committee (the Panel) issued on 14 March 2025.

The Harrold proceedings initially began in 2005. Registered Nurse Mrs Alivida Harrold was dismissed by her employer and subsequently struck off the register by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in 2009.

In the current global political environment, antisemitic speech is sadly becoming a more regular issue which regulators are having to grapple with.

The acceptable limits of free speech for professionals remains a sensitive and evolving issue for regulators.

The past few months have seen the publication of judgments in three PSA cases. In this article, we summarise the issues arising.

In Safdar v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 3176 (Admin), the High Court dismissed an appeal against the decision of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal to impose a sanction of erasure.

In Ajana v NMC [2025] EWHC 3179 (Admin), the High Court upheld the NMC’s decision to strike off Ms Olubokola Bridget Ajana, a midwife found to have committed serious misconduct following allegations from seven mothers between June 2020 and April 2021.

The High Court’s decision in Nurrish v NMC [2026] EWHC 2 (Admin) provides important guidance for regulators on the proper conduct of review hearings, the treatment of alleged dishonesty, and the safeguards required before overturning a sanction.

In Lee v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 3347 (Admin) the High Court examined the approach of a Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal to the evidence of a witness who had died prior to the hearing.