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Doctor secures injunction preventing interviews for top medical role going ahead

Summary

Dr Farrukh Naseem, acting as applicant, secured an interim injunction in the High Court preventing the Public Appointments Service (PAS) from conducting interviews for the position of Consultant General Surgeon at Midlands General Hospital in Portlaoise. The applicant, who has served as a Consultant Surgeon at the hospital on an interim basis since 2010, applied for the permanent post. A six-person panel established by the PAS initially shortlisted seven of twelve applicants, excluding Dr Naseem. Following a successful appeal, the PAS ruled that Dr Naseem should be included in the shortlist. However, the applicant alleged that the same panel intended to conduct the upcoming interviews, raising concerns regarding an apprehension of bias and fair procedure. Counsel for the applicant argued that the panel should be reconstituted to ensure the application is properly considered and to protect the applicant's professional reputation. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan granted the interim injunction on an ex-parte basis, effectively halting the interviews scheduled for that day. The Judge adjourned the matter to a date next week, meaning the proceedings were not concluded or finalised at this stage.

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What: Report matter: Doctor secures injunction preventing interviews for top medical role going ahead. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2014-07-02 Publication

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