• 'Regularly attract instructions in high-value, complex matters in the field of professional discipline, offering assistance to both claimants and defendants' Chambers UK 2017
  • 'A particularly popular choice for ...  numerous healthcare regulators, for whom they frequently prosecute significant cases' Chambers UK 2017 
  • 'The set also has a growing defendant side practice, and typically acts for medical professionals' Chambers UK 2016

Healthcare Cases

GMC v Dr AH (2023)

Philip represented a doctor in contested proceedings before the Investigation...

Nicholas Griffin KC and Bar in the Community

QEB takes its outreach work very seriously, as Nick Griffin KC discusses in the most recent...

GDC v Alberts (2022)

Tom Orpin-Massey was instructed by Kasir Ahmed of the GDC to respond to an appeal by the...

GMC v ND (2022)

Philip was instructed to defend a GP who faced fitness to practise proceedings after it was...

GMC v Dr M

  Selva represented a consultant ENT/head and neck surgeon who was initially reported...

GMC v RH (2022)

Philip was instructed to defend a doctor who faced review proceedings in respect of their fitness...

GMC v DS (2022)

Philip was instructed to defend a psychiatrist who faced fitness to practise proceedings after...

GMC v Dr X (2021)

Sean Larkin QC was instructed to represent a consultant said to have been responsible for the...

GDC v GP (2021)

Tom acted for the GDC’s criminal enforcement team in a private prosecution brought against a...

GDC v MB (2021)

Philip acted for the GDC in fitness to practise proceedings against a dentist found guilty of...

GMC v GS (2021)

Philip was instructed to defend a doctor who faced a warning from the GMC Investigating Committee...

GMC v AA (2021)

Philip was instructed to defend a doctor who was accused of carrying out inappropriate breast...

GMC v JD (2021)

Philip was instructed to defend a doctor who was accused of theft and possession of controlled...

GMC v SS (2021)

Philip was instructed to defend a doctor who faced fitness to practise proceedings after being...

GMC v Dr Z (2020)

Selva Ramasamy QC succeeds in abuse of process submission at the MPTS, persuading the MPT that to...

GOC v HR (2020)

The disciplinary proceedings against Honey Rose, the optometrist whose criminal conviction for...

GDC v L (2020)

Selva Ramasamy QC has been instructed to represent the General Dental Council (‘GDC’)...

GMC v Dr x (2019-20)

Selva Ramasamy QC succeeds in abuse of process submission at the MPTS, persuading the MPT that the...

HCPC v Z (2020)

Thomas Coke-Smyth has been instructed to represent a leading Speech and Language Therapist in...

GDC v Salter (2020) [Case Stated]

Rebecca Harris advised the GDC following a failed private prosecution for tooth whitening. She...

HCPC v X (2020)

Lydia Barnfather was instructed to represent a hospital speech and language therapist...

GDC v X (2020)

Advising dentist and company director facing criminal and disciplinary proceedings for allegations...

GDC v WJ (2020)

Rebecca Harris presented a case on behalf of the GDC in which a dental...

GMC v Dr L (2020)

Paul Raudnitz QC prosecuted a doctor who had failed to diagnose a 13-year-old child who passed...

GMC v Dr P (2018-2019)

Acting for a consultant psychiatrist said to have taken “kickbacks” for referring...

GDC v TP (2019)

Lydia Barnfather prosecuted a dental practitioner who had been charged with providing multiple...

GOC v S (2019)

Lydia Barnfather successfully represented an optometrist who had been accused of sexual...

GMC v Professor X (2019- present)

Selva Ramasamy QC is representing a leading academic in relation to allegations of financial...

GMC v Dr X (2019)

Selva Ramasamy QC is defending in a substantial inquiry involving a leading practitioner in the...

R v S [2019]

Sean Larkin QC successfully defended a GP accused of sexually assaulting four patients over a...

GDC v MM (2019)

Paul Wakerley presented a case on behalf of the GDC against MM, which involved sixteen...

GDC v P (2019)

Paul Raudnitz prosecuted a dental practitioner who had been charged with a broad range of...

GDC v A, R, A, I & M (2019)

Lydia Barnfather prosecuted five dental practitioners who had submitted false clinical audits to...

PSA v HCPC & VN (2019)

Rebecca Harris represented the Professional Standards Authority (‘PSA’) in an appeal...

GDC v Shipway (2019)

Natasha Tahta presented a case on behalf of the GDC against a registrant who had been charged with...

GDC v AH (2019)

Lydia Barnfather prosecuted an experienced dental practitioner who had been involved in...

GMC v Dr Andelic (2019)

Thomas Coke-Smyth represented the GMC in a complex and lengthy case against an experienced GP...

GCC v SS (2019)

Rebecca Harris represented the General Chiropractic Council in a case brought against a...

The Kark Review (2019)

The Kark Review was an Inquiry on behalf of the Minister for Health into the Fit and Proper...

GDC v SS (2019)

Natasha Tahta presented this case on behalf of the GDC against a registrant concerning a...

Inquest into the death of H (2018)

Philip was instructed by the MDU to represent two GPs, Drs N and G, at the inquest into the death...

GCC v Phelps (2018)

Thomas Coke-Smyth represented the General Chiropractic Council in a case against a chiropractor...

Inquest into the death of Pauline Ryan (2018)

Philip Stott represented two GPs at the inquest into the death of Pauline Ryan....

Inquest into the death of Abigail Hall (2018)

Philip Stott represented a GP who was interested party at inquest into death of Abigail Hall, 18....

GDC v C (2018)

Paul Raudnitz advised the GDC in its case against a dentist who had been charged with a broad...

GDC v Z (2018)

Nadesh Karu successfully applied to the High Court to extend the suspension of a dentist....

GDC -v- Anita Klimecka-Stankiewicz (2018)

Fallon Alexis acted for General Dental Council in an illegal practice prosecution... ...

R v Professor Lant (2018)

Eleanor Laws QC and Polly Dyer represented Professor Ariel Lant who was accused of 11 counts...

GMC v Dr XX (2018)

Selva Ramasamy QC defended a long established doctor accused of sexual assault on a fellow doctor....

GDC v HH (2018)

Paul Wakerley prosecuted a dentist with a lack of basic dental skills for undertaking botched...

GDC v McClure (2018)

Natasha Tahta successfully presented the case against a dentist of over 1000 clinical charges, as...

GMC v Dr Bonar (2018)

Natasha Tahta prosecuted doctor who was subject of a Sunday Times investigation into doping....

GCC v Akindele (2018) EWHC 336 (Admin)

Thomas Coke-Smyth represented the General Chiropractic Council (‘GCC’) in a case...

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (2018)

Fraser has been instructed as junior counsel to represent the CPS at the Independent Inquiry into...

Dr BG (2017)

Sean Larkin QC acted for Dr Bawa-Garba at the High Court in response to a GMC appeal....

GMC v Boateng (2017)

Natasha Tahta is presenting the case against a doctor who breached his professional relationship...

GCC v R (2017)

Instructed by Capsticks to represent the General Chiropractic Council in a case heard before their...

GDC v O'Brien (2017)

Dentist erased for dishonesty....

GMC v Brito-Babapulle (2017)

Paul Wakerley represented the GMC in the hearing of allegations of misconduct against Dr...

GDC v Gomes (2017)

Misconduct proceedings relating to nine patients....

GDC v Hermann (2017)

Conducted the case for the GDC against a dentist accused of misconduct in relation to root canal...

General Dental Council v J (2016-17)

Advising the GDC on a case of alleged impairment of fitness to practise based on adverse health,...

NMC v Doherty in the Court of Appeal (2017)

Tom Kark represented Nurse Doherty in her appeal to the Court of Appeal (Civ) against the decision...

GMC v Dr R (2017)

Presented case on behalf of the GMC against doctor who entered the UK Ebola Screening Centre with...

GMC v Dr B (2017)

Lydia Barnfather defends doctor accused of sexualised behaviour to six women including staff....

GDC v PN (2017)

Multiple patient case alleging wide-ranging and long-standing clinical failures....

GOC v Kelly (2017)

Rebecca Harris acted for the General Optical Council in the prosecution of registered optometrist...

R v Rudling (2016) EWCA Crim 741

Zoe Johnson QC led Philip Stott representing Dr Rudling (charged with the gross...

GMC v Dr B (2016)

Selva Ramasamy represented an orthopaedic surgeon accused of inadequate clinical...

GMC v M (2016)

Two QEB Hollis Whiteman barristers appeared on opposing sides in a Medical Practitioner Tribunal...

Squier v GMC (2016) EWHC 2739

Tom Kark QC and Alexandra Felix represented the GMC at the appeal to the High Court by Dr Squier....

GDC v W (2016)

Instructed by the General Dental Council in a substantive hearing before a Professional Conduct...

NMC v V (2016)

Tom Orpin-Massey represented the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a substantive hearing before a...

PSA v HSPC & HH (2016)

Lydia Barnfather acted for PSA in matter concerning a sanction determination which was...

R v Dr C (2016)

Lydia Barnfather successfully defended a doctor in respect of whom a former patient sought to...

General Dental Council v OL (2016)

Dentist charged with clinical failures and practising without...

GMC v Dr. Pemsel (2015)

Paul Wakerley represented the GMC in a misconduct hearing against Dr Pemsel, an anaesthetist...

GCC v BC (2016)

Successfully defended a chiropractor who practised from an exclusive Chelsea health club in PCC...

Y (2016-2017)

Pre-charge advice given to dental firm being investigated for allegations of £1m fraud...

NMC v NA (2016)

Represented a nurse in complex misconduct proceedings concerning Stanbridge Earls...

General Medical Council v Dr Sinha (2016) (MPTS)

Ben FitzGerald presented this complex case for the GMC against a doctor whose fitness to practise...

GDC v SD (2016)

Acted for the GDC in PCC proceedings in a complex case brought against an expert witness for...

GMC v Dr S (2016)

Advisory work for Kingsley Napley LLP regarding a foreign doctor’s application for...

GDC v Kannmann (2016)

Kerry Broome presented the case on behalf of the GDC against Dr Kannmann who faced allegations of...

R v M (2016)

Defence of pharmacist accused of being a sex pest towards a fellow member of staff and customer....

GMC v Adler (2016)

Conducted the GMC case against Dr Adler before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service....

GMC v Mohan (2016)

Paul Raudnitz presented the case for the GMC, and Zoe Johnson QC defended Dr Anupama Ram Mohan in...

General Dental Council v Findlay (2016)

Ben FitzGerald presented the case for the GDC against a dentist accused of misconduct and...

GDC v EM (2016)

Kerry Broome presented the case on behalf of the GDC against EM who faced allegations of...

Kirschner v GDC (2015) EWHC 1377

Rebecca Harris instructed on behalf of respondent (GDC) in High Court Appeal....

GDC v Vieru-York (2015) EWHC 1784

Lydia Barnfather prosecuted a Harley Street dentist for gross clinical errors involving...

GMC v Siddiqui (2015)

Acted on behalf of GMC in case against Doctor alleged to have carried out multiple unhygienic and...

HCPC v G (2015)

Instructed by Kingsley Napley Tom Orpin-Massey represented the Health and Care Professions Council...

GMC v Dr P (2015)

Successfully represented the General Medical Council at a 3 week Gross Misconduct hearing...

A regulator v TT (2015)

Lydia Barnfather advised a regulator on highly confidential matters involving potential repeated...

GDC v PF (2015)

Highly complex clinical case centred on issues of advanced restorative dentistry....

Doctor Dharmasena (2015)

Zoe Johnson QC successfully defended Doctor Dharmasena in the first ever prosecution brought under...

General Osteopathic Council v Osteopath K (2015)

Selva Ramasamy successfuly defended a osteopath accused of sexual assault on a...

HCPC v H (2015)

Instructed by Kingsley Napley Tom Orpin-Massey represented the Health and Care Professions...

NMC v P (2015)

Isobel successfully defended a Registrant before the Conduct and Competence Committee facing...

HCPC v O (2015)

Instructed by Kingsley Napley Tom Orpin-Massey represented the Health and Care...

GMC v Dr X (2015)

Selva Ramasamy appeared in the High Court on behalf of a doctor appealing against a decision of...

NMC v Larbi (2015)

Isobel successfully defended a Registrant who faced numerous allegations, one of which involved...

GMC v Dr K (2015)

Fraser Coxhill presented the case on behalf of the GMC following Dr K’s conviction for...

NMC v LK (2015)

Tom Doble represented an addiction therapist in misconduct proceedings concerning multiple...

GDC v Mr D (2015)

Philip Stott acts for the defence, no order imposed at the GDC for a dentist accused of misconduct...

HCPC v T (2015)

Instructed by Kingsley Napley Tom Orpin-Massey represent the Health and Care Professions...

Drs A + B (2015)

Sean Larkin QC Advised the GMC on the issue of abortion based on gender selection, a highly...

GDC v Zarei-Soghanloo (2015)

Kerry Broome presented the case on behalf of the GDC against Dr Zarei-Soghanloo who faced an...

GDC v CF (2015)

Philip McGhee acted for the GDC in PCC proceedings where the dentist faced allegations of...

GDC v Laurence Browne (2015)

Misconduct proceedings for acting outside scope of practice. Mr Browne was a registered dental...

GDC v Herman (2015)

Paul Wakerley represented the GDC in a FTP hearing against a dentist for inadequate...

NMC v GMCS (2014)

Tom Doble defended a nurse in misconduct proceedings concerning allegations of...

GDC v Radeke (2014)

Tom Kark QC p resented the case against a dentist whose patient died within 24 hours of an...

GMC v TI (2014)

Phil McGhee defended a doctor who faced allegations of clinical misconduct and...

GMC v Dr Mao Aweys (2014)

Tom Kark QC prosecutes a doctor for attempting to arrange FGM on a female patient....

GMC v Dr W (2014)

Philip McGhee represented a general practitioner who faced fitness to practise proceedings...

NMC v A (2014)

Fraser Coxhill represented a nurse facing allegations concerning the death of patient. No...

GDC v Kibria (2014)

Fallon Alexis represents General Dental Council in prosecution of unqualified tooth whitener....

GMC v Kenyon (2014)

Ben Fitzgerald is representing the GMC in a FTP hearing into the conduct of Dr Julian Kenyon who...

NMC v Ducasse (2014)

Ms Ducasse faced a series of allegations arising out of care provided by her as a school nurse at...

GDC v PD (2014)

Registrant charged with multiple clinical failings spanning ten-year period and involving two...

GDC v RP (2014)

Case involving allegations of wide-ranging and widespread deficiencies in all areas of dental...

GDC v Dimitrova (2014)

Successful proceedings against a dentist for multiple instances of deficient professional...

R v P and others (2014)

Junior Counsel for the defence for the owner of a telecommunications company acquitted of engaging...

NMC v B (2014)

Tom Coke-Smyth represented the Nursing and Midwifery Council against a registrant charged with...

Odoi-Asare v NMC [2014] EWHC 1151 (Admin)

The High Court considered whether misconduct, entirely clinical in nature and remediated, could...

GDC v GG (2014)

Allegations arising from failed implant treatment; complex expert evidence....

GDC v Ross (2014)

Polly Dyer acted for the General Dental Council in a prosecution involving the illegal practice of...

NMC v Quinn (2014)

Linda Strudwick was lead counsel in a successful three month prosecution of Mr Quinn who ran...

NMC v Mniki (2014)

Isobel successfully defended a registrant who faced allegations of misconduct following the death...

GDC v Mr X (2014)

Philip Stott acts for the defence in regards to reprimand imposed for a dentist accused of...

GCC v Laverick (2014)

GCC PCC hearing, prosecuting a case of UPC against a chiropractor who ignored symptoms of cauda...

GMC v Mahfoudh (2014)

Misconduct proceedings concerning the volatile behaviour of a surgical registrar mid-operation.Dr...

GCC v Zahedi (2014)

Kerry Broome was instructed on behalf of the GCC. ...

GDC v A (2014)

13 day hearing considering allegations of serious dishonesty and clinical failings following a...

Gambling Commission v Mann (2014)

Sean Larkin QC acted for the Gambling Commission in the criminal prosecution of businessman for...

R v Dr O (2014)

Philip Stott acts for the defence, acquittal in the criminal courts of a consultant anaesthetist...

Dr P [2014]

Sean Larkin QC presented the case for the GMC against a GP accused of carrying out FGM in the...

NHS England v Dr Kamal (2013)

Lydia Barnfather acted in the first test case for NHS England under the new regulations governing...

GDC v JT (2013)

Registrant defrauded NHS of £1.4m...

GDC v Addow (2013)

Tom Kark QC represented the General Dental Council in the striking off of Birmingham dentist...

NMC v Dmitrowicz (2013)

Caoimhe Daly, instructed by the Royal College of Nurses, represents Nurse Dmitrowicz who faces...

GMC v Dr Beacon (2013)

Ben FitzGerald is currently instructed by the GMC in a case which involves a surgeon having an...

GMC v Keilloh (2012)

Tom Kark QC and Ben FitzGerald are presenting the case against Dr Keilloh on behalf of the General...

Senyange v HCPC (2012)

Caoimhe Daly, instructed by Bircham Dyson Bell on behalf of the General Social Care Counsel (now...

NMC v H (2012)

Tenacious defence (having invited the panel to recuse itself).  Panel rejected application...

NMC v Stamper and others (2012-2013)

Advising on proceedings at the NMC against six nurses who were concerned in the care of Sarah...

GMC v Bonhoeffer (2012)

Successful fitness to practise proceedings against world-renowned cardiologist Professor...

NMC v Ragoo (2012)

Caoimhe Daly, instructed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, successfully presented the case...

GMC v Abusin (2011)

Removal of kidney and destruction of remaining kidney of healthy donor resulting in near-death....

NMC v Craven (2011)

Natasha Tahta condcuted the hearing of a Nurse found guilty of...

GDC v Hill & PW Healthcare (2011)

Selva Ramasamy, instructed by Field Fisher Waterhouse, represented the GDC in the first...

GMC v Dr Elvin (2011)

Rebecca Harris acted for the General Medical Council in the hearing before the GMC's Fitness...

GSCC v Wheeler (2010)

Natasha Tahta acted for the GSC in the Isle of Man First Tier Tribunal Appeal of social worker in...

GSCC v Kilduff (2010)

Appeal in the Care Standards Tribunal upholding decision of GSCC to strike a social worker off for...

GMC v Lawrence (2010)

An eminent psychiatrist accused of abusing his position with a female...

GMC v Akhtar (2010)

A & E Registrar’s sexually motivated conduct towards scalded patient. Lydia...

GDC v Horn (2010)

Dentist charged with inappropriate prescribing, including self prescribing of dihydrocodeine, and...

GSCC v Angela Turner (2010)

Lydia Barnfather presented the case against a social worker charged with abusive language and...

GSCC v Lansdell (2010)

Social worker who breached of professional boundaries with female services users and use...

GSCC v Shaw (2010)

Landmark appeal decision of CST to remit and appeal on a preliminary issue to the GSCC Conduct...

Baby-Shaking Pathology Dispute Appeal (2010)

Edward Brown QC and Natasha Tatha instructed on behalf of the prosecution....

GSCC v Celia-Gail Smith (2010)

Wide scale failings of social worker responsible for care of Children in Need and children on the...

GDC v Dr W (2009)

Selva Ramasamy acted for the GDC in one of the largest cases of NHS fraud taken on by the...

GMC v Dr A (2008)

Joanna Warwick appeared in the General Medical Council on behalf of a Doctor in a review of...

GMC v Dr E (2008)

David Jeremy QC was brought in to lead the prosecution of a hospital consultant who had been...

GMC v Dr Sinha (2006)

Julian Evans presented the case for the GMC against a doctor accused of a series of indecent...