MPTS Fitness to Practise

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service is accountable to the GMC, but runs independently from them. Their role is to adjudicate disciplinary proceedings against doctors whose conduct or fitness to practice has been called into question.
At a fitness to practice hearing, allegations of misconduct will be put to the doctor by the GMC barrister and the matter usually proceeds where both parties will present their case, witnesses called and examined, evidence looked at and experts called. At the end, legal arguments are made in summing up leaving the final decision of whether a doctor’s fitness to practice has been impaired or not. If so, the matter proceeds to a sanctions stage for the doctor. Depending on the allegations, the entire hearing could last a number of days and are usually held in Manchester.
Jayesh can advise, prepare and represent doctors facing an investigation of this nature at any stage.
For more information on the MPTS please visit: www.mpts-uk.org

Guidance for clients

Jayesh is a barrister regulated by the Bar Standards Board - barstandardsboard.org.uk and authorised to carry out instructions from members of the public directly.

He is a licensed practitioner who can take instructions directly from members of the public and is a licensed to conduct litigation. Members of the public, professionals, licensed access entities/individuals, and/or lay clients (as appropriate) may contact me or my chambers (33 Bedford Row, London – www.33bedfordrow.co.uk ), to obtain a quotation for legal services. Please visit the contact page on this site.

Guidance on instructing a barrister directly can be found here:

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/finding-and-using-a-barrister/how-to-instruct-a-barrister/public-access-guidance-for-lay-clients.html

However, information on complaints and taking the matter to the Legal Ombudsman can be found here:

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/reporting-concerns.html

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/uploads/assets/20f0db2a-a40c-4af9-95b1b9557ad748e9/Public-Access-Guidance-for-Lay-Clients.pdf (please refer to paragraph 46 onwards on complaints)

The Legal Ombudsman can give you more detailed information on how to make a complaint. In any event, you have a right to complain by contacting the Legal Ombudsman. You can contact the Legal Ombudsman:
By phone: 0300 555 0333
By email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk

Through their website: www.legalombudsman.org.uk

By post: PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ

If Jayesh is instructed directly by a client on an employment matter, he will normally charge a fixed fee depending on the instructions or apply an hourly rate of £325 plus VAT per hour. Please see the information below on employment tribunal matters:

Timescales

Timescales for your case may vary depending on factors such as Jayesh’s availability, the complexity of your case, the need for additional documents and the other side's approach. However, as a guide more straightforward cases tend to have a hearing date six to twelve months of a claim being made.

Fees

Jayesh may charge fixed fees, which means that we will charge you a set amount of money for the work. The table below provides estimates based on the ranges of fixed fees for Jayesh. All fees include VAT (where applicable).

If Jayesh charges fixed fees, these may vary depending on your instructions and the complexities of the matter. If you have a particularly complex case, your fees may also be higher than the estimates below. There are also likely to be additional costs of disbursements concerning travel costs out of London, accommodation, printing or posting.

Contact Us

All information is correct as of January 2020, but fees are estimates only. For a quotation, please contact the clerks on 0207 242 6476 or clerks@33bedfordrow.co.uk

Further information on fees can be found here:

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/finding-and-using-a-barrister/barristers-fees.html

On other matters, Jayesh usually charges a fixed fee plus VAT and disbursements. The fixed fee will be dependent on the work required to be carried, estimated to a length of time in hours. Jayesh undertakes work in the following areas:

• CESR appeals
• Fitness to practise and disciplinary matters
• Commercial and civil litigation
• Professional negligence
• Insolvency proceedings
• Crime (fraud)

Please contact Jayesh via email@jayeshjotangia.com for a quote.

Jayesh is a registered member of the Bar Council. His details can be found here:

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-the-public/search-a-barristers-record/the-barristers-register.html

If you experiencing difficulties in accessing any information on this site, then please contact Jayesh directly on email@jayeshjotangia.com or his clerks at clerks@33bedfordrow.co.uk as this information can be readily available in another format.

Please refer to the contact page. Alternatively, Chambers address is www.33bedfordrow.co.uk