Johnson v Secretary of State for Health

[2001] Lloyd's Rep Med 385

COURT OF APPEAL

Lord Justice PURCHAS, Lord Justice Ralph GIBSON, and Sir John MEGAW

Jurisdiction of the Dental Service Committee at first instance, and the Secretary of State on appeal, to hear a professional disciplinary complaint where there existed breaches of the procedural requirements for bringing such complaints on the part of the Family Practitioner Committee — Fairness of the Committee hearing and the hearing on appeal — Extent to which compliance with procedural rules for bringing complaints constitutes a condition precedent to such proceedings or a requirement which may, if breached, go towards the issue of the fairness or otherwise of the proceedings