General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Defence Barristers

We are a leading General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Defence Barrister’s chambers with vast experience defending pharmacists and pharmacy technicians facing fitness to practise proceedings before the GPhC. We have years of experience in acting for and representing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in all matters and stages relating practise proceedings before the GPhC.

GPhC Fitness to Practise

We have years of experience in acting for and representing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in all matters and stages relating practise proceedings before the GPhC including:

Applications for professional registration and appeals against decisions
Advising on investigations and, where appropriate, interviews under caution
Representation at interim orders hearings
Written submissions to the investigating committee
Representation before the fitness to practise committee
Appeals against fitness to practice committee decisions

Pharmacy Students & Fitness to Practise

The standards set by General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) expected of registered pharmacists apply equally to pharmacy students. A finding of impaired fitness to practise could have lasting and significant implications for pharmacy students.

We act for, and represent, pharmacy students facing competency, conduct and other fitness to practise proceedings.

Recent Cases

Stephen elected Richmond Fellowship chairman

Joint head of Kings View Chambers, Stephen McCaffrey has been elected as chairman of the Richmond Fellowship - a charity which supports around 2500 people across Scotland.Joint head of Kings View Chambers, Stephen McCaffrey has been elected as chairman of the Richmond...

Kings View successful in representing HCPC client

Kings View has successfully represented a HCPC client who practised under a protected title at a time when their registration has lapsed.Kings View has successfully represented a HCPC client who practised under a protected title at a time when their registration has...

Nurse avoids NMC suspension

Kings View persuaded a NMC fitness to practise panel to impose the least serious sanction in a case relating to issue of drug administration and dishonesty.Kings View persuaded a NMC fitness to practise panel to impose the least serious sanction in a case relating to...

GMC successful in persuading GMC case examiners

Kings View were again successful in persuading the GMC case examiners that there was no case to answer.Kings View were again successful in persuading the GMC case examiners that there was no case to answer. This case involved both allegations of lack of competence and...

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