Giles has extensive experience of judicial review and public law challenges to the decisions of public bodies, which are within the areas of his expertise.  He has been involved in a number of judicial reviews concerning:- 

• Speciality training for doctors, acting for and against Health Education England;
• Fire and police service pensions, acting for the fire or police service and for the officers;
• Decisions of professional and other regulators including the GMC, UKPC, the Fire Service, NHS Bodies, University FtP Panels and Ombudsmen.

Giles has singular, if not unique, expertise and experience of doctors' and dentists' speciality training, appearing at or advising on ARCP outcomes and ARCP Appeals; advising on challenges to training decisions and CCT and CESR decisions; and advising in respect of University FtP proceedings.

Judicial Review and Public Law Cases

Dr K v GMC 2023.   Judicial Review of decision of case examiners. Ongoing.  Acting for the doctor.  

Dr B v HEE 2023.  Judicial Review of decision of ARCP Appeal Panel. Ongoing.  Acting for the doctor. 

Dr C v GMC 2022.  Judicial Review of decision of GMC investigators to investigate a dated matter, about which the GMC had notice for some 4 ½ years.   Resolved with GMC withdrawing part of claim. Acted for the doctor.  

M R v UK Council for Psychotherapy 2021.  Judicial review of decision of UKCP to investigate fitness of M R to practise.  Permission for judicial review refused and costs awarded against Mr Rayner.   Acted for UKCP. 

M v NHS UHB (Wales) 2019.  Judicial Review by UHB of decision of internal regulated disciplinary panel.  Acted for the UHB.

R (oao Dr Sagar) v Dr Sagar v NHS Health Education Yorkshire and Humberside [2014] EWHC 3696 (Admin).  Judicial review by trainee GP in respect of procedure and decision to terminate training.  Claim dismissed.  Acting for HEE.