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 Chambers to present an Introduction to Social Work England & Fitness to Practise Seminar

Kings View’s fitness to practise barrister Catherine has been invited to present a session on the topic of “Social Work England & Fitness to Practise”.Kings View’s fitness to practise barrister Catherine has been invited to present a session on the topic of...

NMC Case Examiners close case for nurse represented by Kings View

NMC Case Examiners close investigation for a nurse whose fitness to practise was called in to question.NMC Case Examiners close investigation for a nurse whose fitness to practise was called in to question. This was a case dating back a number of years and the NMC...

Successful NMC re-registration for nurse in fraudulent entry case

A nurse who was removed from the NMC’s register has successfully applied for re-registration with the assistance of Kings View Chambers.This case involved immigration matters, which, had long since, been resolved in the nurse’s favour. The substantive case related to...

HCPTS refuse HCPC’s application for an interim order

Kings View persuade Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS) to refuse an application by the HCPC to impose an interim order for a client accused of theft and dishonesty.Our client, AG, faced extremely serious allegations relating to theft of controlled...

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