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

Kings View successful in revocation of NMC Interim Conditions of Practice

In this case, our client M, a nurse, faced allegations made by colleagues about her behaviour during the beginning of COVID.In this case, our client M, a nurse, faced allegations made by colleagues about her behaviour during the beginning of COVID. M approached Kings...

No case to answer for doctor facing 30 allegations of dishonesty

MPTS conclude there was no case to answer for a doctor facing 30 allegations of dishonesty.Dr GVC instructed Kings View to represent her before the MPTS in her GMC fitness to practise case. In a very complex case, Dr GVC faced 30 allegations of dishonesty across 7...

Kings View Chambers represent doctor who accepted a police caution

In this case, Dr S accepted a police caution and delayed notifying the GMC. Dr S admitted these allegations before the Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal (MPT).Dr S was represented by fitness to practise defence barrister Catherine Stock. Catherine successfully...

Kings View client avoids NMC suspension

This case involves 2 separate referrals made to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) by different employers for related matters. The nurse, GG, was at risk of an Interim Order of Suspension that put his new employment in jeopardy.This case involves 2 separate...

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