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 to fitness to 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

Doctor free to practice without restriction

Our client faced a number of allegations but with our representation, their fitness to practise was not found impaired, and they are free to practice without restriction.Our client faced a number of allegations but with our representation, their fitness to practise...

Pharmacist cleared of all charges

Our client was cleared of all charges brought against them by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).Our client was cleared of all charges brought against them by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The client was recommended our services from a former...

Doctor avoids erasure sanction

Where the GMC (or MPTS) deems there to be evidence of impaired fitness to practise, they will go on to assess whether the doctor poses a risk to public protection that requires action on the part of the GMC (or MPTS). A look at the criteria the GMC & MPTS decision...

No case to answer in HCPC case for our client

With advice and representation from Kings View Chambers, we have secured a no case to answer for our client, who was facing allegations before the HCPC.In this case, our client was facing allegations regarding impaired fitness to practise before the Health and Care...

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