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.

The High Court quashes a three-month suspension due to the panel’s reasoning in respect of dishonesty.

In the recent case of R(on the application of Hippolyte) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1493, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against a decision of Sheldon J dismissing Ms Hippolyte’s claim for judicial review.

In Nursing and Midwifery Council v Ibrahim [2025] EWCA Civ 1631, the Court of Appeal dismissed the NMC’s appeal against a High Court decision.

The case of Peter Aston v United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy [2025] EWHC 3288 (KB) concerned a private law challenge to a decision by the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

In a recent High Court decision, Collins Rice J gave an important ruling on the approach to expiry dates for Substantive Orders.

The High Court has ruled that the Medical Practitioners Tribunal’s decision to suspend a doctor for six months for sexual misconduct was “fundamentally flawed” due to a failure to consider the evidence of the vulnerability of the patient complainant.

In Suleman v General Optical Council [2023] EWHC 2110 (Admin), the High Court re-visited the issue of bias and the appearance of bias.

The admissibility of hearsay evidence in regulatory proceedings has attracted a large amount of judicial consideration since Nursing and Midwifery Council v Ogbonna [2010] EWCA Civ 1216.

Registered professionals have an obligation to engage with their regulator. This case highlights the importance of constructive engagement and the risks a professional runs where they fail to do so.

In this insight, we explain the judgment of Re Z (Disclosure to Social Work England) [2023] EWHC 447 (Fam) and its potential effects on future requests for disclosure from the family courts for professional regulators.

In this insight, we give an overview of the events of Chief Constable of the British Transport Police) v Police Misconduct Panel and others [2023] EWHC 589 (Admin).