Joice Guhwa v Traditional Medical Practitioners Council

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's omission of remittal relief in her prayer rendered the application defective","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant's prayer did not include remittal relief"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the review grounds were sufficiently concise and precise","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Some review grounds were inelegantly crafted"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant was denied supporting evidence to the charge sheet","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant requested supporting evidence, respondent could not decipher what was required"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the suspension exceeded statutory timelines","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Disciplinary proceedings took longer than 14 days prescribed by National Code"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the suspending officer had authority to suspend","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Gurure was not officially board chair at time of suspension"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the disciplinary committee was properly constituted","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Committee composition was improper"}

Background