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Khaled represented a paramedic, G, who was under investigation by the police for serious sexual offences. The regulator sought an interim suspension order. No charges had been brought and the regulator had no evidence…

D, a registered nurse, was referred to the NMC by a member of the public in November 2017. The referrer alleged that D had dishonestly conducted an inaccurate PIP assessment in December 2016.

Rebecca represented a paramedic, M, who was subject to a substantive four-month suspension order. The review hearing took place six weeks before the order was due to expire, and Rebecca successfully argued that throug…

Rebecca represented a nurse, L at a review hearing of their substantive suspension order. L had provided a number of reflections during her suspension period and gave live evidence at the review hearing, following whi…

A student, M, studying to become a Practitioner Psychologist faced a fitness to practise hearing brought by his academic institution. M had disclosed to the institution that he was taking time away from clinical pract…

We represented Nurse D, who was referred to the NMC for dishonestly providing a false employment reference when applying for a nursing role. D admitted to the dishonest conduct prior to the referral.

Khaled represented L, a nurse, at a 14-day substantive fitness to practise hearing. The charges L faced were a mixture of misconduct allegations, including that L had incorrectly administered vaccinations to children,…

Khaled was instructed to represent J, a paramedic already subject to an interim conditions of practice order. Although the previous panel had assessed the risk in the case based on the evidence, Khaled successfully ar…

Sequentus was instructed by three registrants, all nurses working for the Ministry of Defence, in relation to linked referrals about their practice. Although all three cases were successfully closed at screening, the …

D, a registered nurse, admitted to breaching professional boundaries by entering into a relationship with a patient he had treated. The allegations, and the harm that the former patient reported experiencing when the …

Khaled secured a finding of no fact proven against out client, C, a nurse who was accused of sexual assault against a vulnerable patient.C was alleged to have carried out an opportunistic assault by penetration in 202…

In 2016, J, a paramedic faced allegations of theft from his employer and was referred to the HCPC. After being acquitted on criminal charges, the regulator pursued several allegations, including dishonesty. In a subst…

Our client V, a registered nurse, admitted to turning up to work intoxicated, with the potential for patient harm to have been caused. Representing the client at one-day interim order hearing, Ben set out extensive mi…

K, a registered midwife faced two allegations around a single incident where she was said to have used medication belonging to their employer, on hospital premises. Rebecca and Khaled represented K at the substantive …

Rebecca represented a student of dentistry at a one-day hearing covering lack of academic progression and concerns over professionalism. The panel considered Rebecca’s submissions, in light of various health issues th…

The regulator alleged that J had been aggressive towards a patient and also failed to deliver the standard of care expected. An interim suspension order was sought. Rebecca challenged the cogency of the regulator’s ev…

K faced allegations of neglecting a patient’s safety and the regulator sought an interim suspension order. Ben highlighted the extensive evidence which pointed to the patient having verbally and physically abusive to …

M was the subject of an interim conditions of practice order requiring them to work for a single substantive employer. Despite concerted efforts to secure work, M had not been successful. Rebecca successfully argued t…

J faced allegations of low value theft and failing to disclose his fitness to practise case to an employer. J provided extensive reflections for the Case Examiners’ consideration, supported by detailed submissions by …

A substantive hearing was scheduled in respect of allegations that F had acted dishonestly in relation to the recording of her achievements during a placement. When the sole witness supporting the university’s case fa…

A faced allegations of harassment and coercive and controlling behaviour in his private life, with the regulator seeking an interim suspension order. Following a complex review of thousands of social media posts and v…

L was alleged to have breached her conditions of practice order by being named as a director of a company. The regulator sought a suspension order as it alleged that this demonstrated further dishonesty by the registr…

G, a final year nursing student, faced allegations of fraudulently recording placement hours. Following a forensic review of placement records, system logs and further exculpatory evidence, Laura was able to demonstra…

M faced allegations of fraudulent expenses claims totalling more than £70,000 over a number of years. The case involved understanding complex financial data and expenses and reporting policies. Despite the persistent …

S was the subject of a 12-month suspension order following various clinical errors and a finding of current impairment. Since the order was made, S had struggled to find non-registered work in a healthcare setting in …

S was the subject of an interim suspension order. Putting before the panel the findings of a coroner’s court and training records before an early review panel, Ben successfully argued that there had been a material ch…

Khaled was recently instructed to defend a BACP member alleged to have used derogatory language on their personal TikTok account. Khaled made several complex submissions in relation to the member’s Article 10 right to…

A was alleged to have harassed his practice assessor into changing evaluation feedback and regularly logging hours on EPAD. On cross examination, Khaled was able to demonstrate that there was no objective evidence of …

A was alleged to have made various clinical and recording errors in two different settings, and also dishonesty, dating back to 2020 and 2021. Of 13 allegations, following detailed technical cross examination in relat…

In a case dating back almost nine years, J, a paramedic decided to change representation part way through the hearing. Khaled successfully argued that no injustice arose from the panel allowing the postponement. Khale…

Facing serious allegations of misconduct, after over a year of investigation, the regulator made an application for an interim order. D was in secure employment with excellent support from his current employer and Kha…

Following the conclusion of a local investigation, N sought an early review of their interim order. Ben successfully argued that the outcome, plus extensive positive feedback from the registrant’s supervisors, the lev…

Khaled successfully argued that the Council’s evidence was insufficient for a panel to find that the registrant had deliberately administered large doses of unprescribed sedatives to two patients. J was alleged to hav…

S, a paramedic, was alleged to have acted dishonestly in relation to signing off a trainee’s portfolio. Although S accepted the facts of the case, they gave evidence as to the specific context and difficulties that th…

Having been convicted of two offences for non-violent protest, the regulator alleged that C’s fitness to practice was impaired by virtue of the repeated nature of the offences. Following detailed submissions, Khaled s…

N was alleged to have been working for two different employers, with cross over in the timings of her remote shifts. Sequentus provided advice and assistance to N, through to receiving the Case Examiners’ decision of …

In a case spanning four weeks, A was alleged to have failed to provide appropriate care to a patient, ultimately contributing to their death. Dishonesty was also alleged, in relation to test results communicated to a …

M faced allegations of sexual harassment and the regulator sought an interim suspension order. Following detailed analysis of the evidence and inherent flaws, Khaled successfully argued that the regulators case was no…

S was subject to a conditions of practice order having been dismissed from her role for alleged lack of competence. Following an appeal at local level, Khaled successfully argued that the interim order should be revok…