Speaker Ben Tankel, 39 Essex Chambers and Chair Kate Steele, Capsticks LLP
A closer look at the recent case of Professional Standards Authority For Health & Social Care and (1) General Dental Council (2) Arthif Danial [2024] EWHC 2610 (Admin) and whether or not immediate orders pending appeal should be taken into account by panels when considering the duration of the substantive order imposed. Reference will be made to the earlier case of Aga v General Dental Council [2023] EWHC 3208 (Admin).
Ben Tankel, 39 Essex Chambers, advises a wide range of bodies on compliance and regulatory issues, in both non-contentious and contentious matters. His clients include law firms, ombudsmen, independent financial advisers, healthcare bodies, local authorities, care homes, and educational institutions. In the last twelve months, he has acted for a diverse range of regulators including the SRA, GMC, the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, the Office of Rail and Road, and the Financial Services Complaints Commissioner. Ben acted for the GDC in Professional Standards Authority For Health & Social Care and (1) General Dental Council (2) Arthif Danial [2024] EWHC 2610 (Admin).
Kate Steele is a Partner at Capsticks LLP where she leads a team of solicitors and barristers preparing and presenting professional disciplinary cases for a number of statutory regulators across the range of sectors covered by ARDL, in particular healthcare, education and legal services. Kate also handles appeals and judicial reviews, supports regulators with continuous improvement projects and provides training to panel members and in-house client teams. Kate is described by her clients as “very impressive and cool under pressure… Kate’s communication, empathy, expertise and ability to quickly grasp [client] needs are truly outstanding and unique” She is a ‘talented and technical lawyer with the ability to progress complex cases’ and ‘a hugely knowledgeable lawyer whose pragmatism, skill and experience really come together excellently; she is supportive and willing to go above and beyond’. Kate is a member of the ARDL Committee and Chair of the ARDL Seminar Sub-Committee