General Medical Council v Michalak

Subject Matter

DISCRIMINATION — Employment — Authorisation or qualification — Doctor alleging detriment in fitness to practise procedure — Whether act complained of subject by virtue of enactment to proceedings in nature of appeal — Whether judicial review such proceedings — Whether jurisdiction of employment tribunal excluded — Senior Courts Act 1981, s 31 (as amended by Civil Procedure (Modifcation of Supreme Court Act 1981) Order 2004, art 4) — Equality Act 2010, ss 53(2)(c), 120(7)

UKEAT/213/14; [2015] ICR 502, EAT

DISCRIMINATION — Employment — Authorisation or qualification — Doctor alleging detriment in fitness to practise procedure — Whether act complained of subject by virtue of enactment to proceedings in nature of appeal — Whether judicial review such proceedings — Whether jurisdiction of employment tribunal excluded — Senior Courts Act 1981, s 31 (as amended by Civil Procedure (Modification of Supreme Court Act 1981) Order 2004, art 4 and by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, s 141) — Equality Act 2010, ss 53(2)(c), 120(7)

[2016] EWCA Civ 172; [2016] ICR 628; [2017] 2 All ER 534; [2016] WLR (D) 164, CA

DISCRIMINATION — Employment — Authorisation or qualification — Doctor alleging detriment in fitness to practise procedure — Jurisdiction of employment tribunal excluded if act complained of subject by virtue of enactment to proceedings in nature of appeal — Whether judicial review constituting proceedings in nature of appeal — Whether “by virtue of” statutory enactment — Senior Courts Act 1981 (c 54), s 31 (as amended by Civil Procedure (Modification of Supreme Court Act 1981) Order 2004 (SI 2004/1033), art 4 and by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c 15), s 141) — Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 53(2)(c), 120(7)

[2017] UKSC 71; [2017] 1 WLR 4193; [2018] ICR 49; [2018] 1 All ER 463; [2017] WLR(D) 734; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

UK Supreme Court blog
Case Comment: Michalak v GMC [2017] UKSC 71 Case comment

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Alternative Remedies to Judicial Review 77.30