Private Life & Professional Regulation with Rory Dunlop KC

Introduction

The boundaries of truly private life, which is safe from the scope of professional regulation, are ever shrinking. Behaviour at work parties, communications on WhatsApp, arguments in the street and unlawful protests are all now being scrutinised by regulators and professional disciplinary tribunals.

This webinar, presented by Rory Dunlop KC, will provide an overview of an increasingly important topic with insights on some of the latest caselaw, including Dr Benn v GMC, the High Court judgment of January 2025 involving the GP who was in contempt of court for her Just Stop Oil protests.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• How do you determine if conduct in private life is within a professional regulator’s remit?
• The summary of the law in Benn v GMC and how that is likely to be applied
• Particular examples of the principles in practice: unlawful protests; sexual misconduct in work parties; arguments in the street; robing room ‘banter’; offensive messages in a WhatsApp group

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 7th August 2025

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