The case of Baz v General Dental Council revolves around a challenge to a professional misconduct determination made by the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) of the General Dental Council (GDC). The PCC found the claimant, Umut Baz, guilty of misconduct, deemed her fitness to practice impaired, and imposed the sanction of erasure from the dental register. The claimant sought to challenge this decision through judicial review and statutory appeal, raising concerns about procedural irregularities and bias.
The grounds of appeal focused on alleged procedural flaws in the PCC’s decision-making process, including claims of bias and irregularities that undermined the fairness of the proceedings. The claimant argued that these issues rendered the decision unjust and sought to have it quashed.
The High Court, presided over by Fordham J, determined that the case should proceed as a statutory appeal rather than a judicial review. The court acknowledged the claimant’s right to appeal under the Dentists Act 1984 and extended the time for filing the appeal, citing the claimant’s sustained efforts to pursue her case and the importance of ensuring access to justice. The court dismissed the GDC’s application to strike out the judicial review claim, emphasizing that the claimant had taken reasonable steps to comply with procedural requirements.
Ultimately, the High Court directed that the case proceed as a statutory appeal, allowing the claimant to present her grounds of challenge in a substantive hearing.
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