Dr Harry v General Medical Council

Successfully represented the GMC in a statutory appeal brought by a doctor against a finding that the doctor’s fitness to practise was impaired and the imposition of a sanction of six months’ suspension for viewing pornography on practice computers.  This was the first case to consider the meaning of ‘impaired fitness to practise’ under the amended Medical Act 1983.  Goldring J held that the GMC was entitled to have regard to issues of public interest when considering whether fitness to practise was impaired.