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Impact of retirement on fitness to practise proceedings (General Optical Council v Clarke)

Published on: 05 July 2018

Table of contents

  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?
  • How does retirement impact on fitness to practise proceedings?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: What impact, if any, should a registrant’s retirement have on the question of whether their fitness to practise can be considered to be impaired? Rosie Jewers, an associate in the Healthcare team at Clyde & Co, discusses the Court of Appeal’s judgment in General Optical Council v Clarke, which she says will have universal application in healthcare regulatory proceedings.

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