Friday, 18 June 2010

The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Niall Dickson Hires Baliffs


Dr Pakistan's antics are infamous. He challenged the GMC on the basis of a absurd warning on his surgical practise that essentially assassinated his career prospects. About two years on, Dr Pakistan's challenge against it has brought him nothing but misery. His court challenge against it failed because the judge just didn't understand what the issues were and the GMC spun a yarn. Nothing new there then. Anyhow, the problem with courts is the art of costs. I often get tired of costs threats probably because it doesn't frazzle me at all. These lawyers are often such tiresome creatures. Each time they get scared, they squeal away about costs like a mini pot bellied pig.

Anyhow, costs against Dr Pakistan escalated into court orders and those brought the Baliffs to his door. Of course, there is no stopping this. It does though make us all understand that the GMC are essentially nothing more than the  thieves. They stole his career, stole his livelihood and having made him penniless, they then decided to send the heavies around to strip him of his belongings. That of course tonight's - Arabian Night. A tale of warning that all those who dare challenge the GMC will be chased for costs and then ballifs. This is just another take of the level the GMC often stoops to. I suppose the next thing they can do is sell tickets for Beachy Head.

1 comments:

Dr Liz Miller said...

As if the GMC even needed the money. They spend £128 million pounds a year on prosecution of doctors, I am sure they need every penny!

This is a disgrace to the profession because we are in some perverse sense responsible for our regulatory body and doctors must make the GMC accountable for its (frequently bizarre) behaviour