ADJOURNING A HEARING BECAUSE OF A SICK NOTE: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION: MEDICAL EVIDENCE HAS TO ESTABLISH UNFITNESS TO ATTEND HEARING

There have been a number of cases recently relating to applications of hearings on health grounds, in particular the adequacy of the evidence. The relevant principles were reviewed by the Court of Appeal today in General Medical Council v Hayat [2018] EWCA Civ 2796.

THE CASE The GMC brought proceed...