Eskander v GMC: Siniakovich Extended to Statutory Appeals and Non-Payment of Fees; Article 6 Would Have Extended Time Regardless - Old Square Chambers

Eskander v GMC: Siniakovich Extended to Statutory Appeals and Non-Payment of Fees; Article 6 Would Have Extended Time Regardless - Old Square Chambers

Judgment has been handed down by the Court of Appeal in Eskander v GMC [2026] EWCA Civ 372. The Court allowed the Appellant’s appeal. The appeal concerned two issues: first, whether Dr Eskander’s statutory appeal against a decision of the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal Service (“MPTS”) was filed outside the prescribed time limit; and second, if so, whether an extension of time ought to be granted. Nugee LJ (with whom Cobb and Baker LJJ agreed) …