Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust and Secretary of State for Health [2009] IRLR 829 CA
Reports relating to this case:
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Disciplinary hearings: Doctors entitled to legal representation at disciplinary hearings
- Date:
- 28 October 2009
In Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust and Secretary of State for Health [2009] IRLR 829 CA, the Court of Appeal held that NHS doctors subject to disciplinary proceedings are entitled to be represented at any disciplinary hearing by a qualified lawyer instructed by their medical protection organisation.
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Case of the week: Legal representation
- Date:
- 11 August 2009
This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers legal representation.
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Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and another
- Date:
- 24 July 2009
The Court of Appeal has held that a doctor should be allowed to be accompanied by a lawyer at a disciplinary hearing in circumstances where he or she is facing charges that are of such gravity that, in the event they are proven, he or she will effectively be barred from employment in the NHS.
