Charter Case Committee decisions
Charter Case Committee public warnings will be published on this page 28 days after they are issued and remain for up to 6 months.
Disciplinary Committee hearings
Details of the most recent Disciplinary Committee (DC) hearings are set out below.
On this page
2025
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2025 | Davies, Rebecca | ||
| 17/10/2025 | Butterworth, Christopher & Bexon, Melissa | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee | |
| 12/09/25 | Hickman, Julie | ||
| 18/08/25 | Kashiv, Amir | Mr Kashiv has lodged an appeal against the Disciplinary Committee decision with the Privy Council and he remains on the Register pending the outcome of the appeal. | |
| 11/08/25 | De Armas Jimenez, Isaco | ||
| 07/07/25 | Seymour-Hamilton, Warwick | ||
| 02/06/25 | Ng, Siew Loong | Mr Ng has lodged an appeal against the Disciplinary Committee decision with the Privy Council and he remains on the Register pending the outcome of the appeal. | |
| 19/05/25 | Kane, William Patrick | ||
| 12/05/25 | Wood, Maximilian | ||
| 31/03/25 | Georgescu, Razvan | Decision of Unfitness to Practise and Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | |
| 19/03/25 | Bucur, Anca | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | |
| 10/03/25 | Johnson, Dayna | ||
| 27/02/25 | Cole, Gemma Louise | Decision on Proceeding in Absence Decision on Proof of the Conviction Charged Decision on Unfitness to Practice | |
| 26/02/25 | Bowler, Emma Kathleen | Original hearing heard between 21/10/24-25/10/24. | |
| 06/01/25 | Evans, Emma Jane |
2024
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/11/24 | Miles, Shakira | ||
| 28/10/24 | Johnston, Donal | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | This hearing covered proceedings from the adjourned hearing on 1 November 2022. |
| 14/10/24 | Hauptfleisch, George Philippus | ||
| 07/10/24 | Bowles, Brian Cullen | Decision on Proceeding in Absence | |
| 30/09/24 | Gurrin, Nicola Jane | The redactions applied to the Decision document relate to references to the health of a third party, which the Committee decided should be dealt with in private session. | |
| 24/09/24 | Parody, Janine Susan | The redactions applied to the Decision document relate to references to Dr Parody’s health, which the Committee decided should be dealt with in private session. | |
| 27/08/24 | Lesolle, Mpho Donald | ||
| 24/07/24 | Nicholls, Bronwyn Anne | ||
| 22/07/24 | Shillabeer, Edmund Harold | ||
| 11/07/24 | Yates, Paige | The hearing has been adjourned and will shortly be re-listed. | |
| 17/06/24 | Radev, Nikolay Kirilov | ||
| 11/06/24 | Rushton, Jamie Francis | ||
| 06/06/24 | Fioletti, Alberto Giacomo | Decision on Proceeding in Absence | |
| 08/05/24 | Mulvey, Susan Catherine | Decision on Proceeding in Absence and Finding of Facts | 15/08/24 Although Dr Mulvey initially indicated her intention to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCDC) against the DC's decision, the JCDC has recently confirmed that Dr Mulvey did not pursue this appeal. As such, Dr Mulvey's name has now been removed from the Register. |
| 22/04/24 | Petrovic, Nebojsa | ||
| 15/04/24 | Makepeace, Matthew John | ||
| 03/04/24 | Murray, Kai | ||
| 26/03/24 | Alcock, Karen Marie | ||
| 18/03/24 | Mrs D, a Registered Veterinary Nurse | The Disciplinary Committee’s findings and decisions have been anonymised due to exceptional circumstances. | |
| 12/03/24 | Russell, Robert William | ||
| 19/02/24 | Francis, Jemma Louise | ||
| 12/02/24 | Kettle, Michael James |
2023
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/12/23 | Butnaru, Vlad | ||
| 30/11/23 | Briggs, Amelia | ||
| 06/11/23 | B, a Registered Veterinary Nurse | The Disciplinary Committee's findings and decisions have been anonymised due to exceptional circumstances | |
| 09/10/23 | Kalisz, Sylwia | ||
| 28/09/23 | Wood, Simon Peter | ||
| 18/09/23 | Grecko, Alina | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Sanction Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | |
| 04/09/23 | Butnaru, Vlad | The hearing has been adjourned and will shortly be re-listed. | |
| 31/07/23 | Herdman, Melanie | ||
| 20/07/23 | Dobson, Andrew | ||
| 29/06/23 | Seymour-Hamilton, Warwick John | ||
| 19/06/23 | Antonovs, Pavels | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Disgraceful Conduct | |
| 24/04/23 | Wicksteed, Joanna | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Finding of Facts | |
| 27/03/23 | Morris, Libby | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Finding of Facts Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | |
| 20/03/23 | Power, Katharine | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Findings of Fact Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | This hearing covered proceedings from the adjourned hearings on 28 November 2022 and 20 February 2023. |
| 09/03/23 | Burrows, Nicola | ||
| 20/02/23 | Hutton, Simon | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect |
2022
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12/22 | Gracey, James | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on abuse of process and admissibility Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Findings of Fact Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect | This hearing covered proceedings from the adjourned hearing on 22 July 2022. |
About the Disciplinary Committee
The RCVS Disciplinary Committee (DC) hears cases relating to registered veterinary surgeons and the Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee (VN DC) hear cases relating to registered veterinary nurses. Both committees follow court procedures.
Complaints must be proven to the highest civil standard of proof, ie the Committee must be satisfied 'so as to be sure' the facts have occurred as alleged by the College.
The Committee must also be satisfied that the facts as proved amount to serious professional misconduct.
Attending a hearing?
If you are attending a hearing as a witness, or would like an overview of the procedure of a Disciplinary Hearing you can read our section on 'Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – frequently asked questions' for further information.
Disciplinary Committee hearings are generally conducted in public although some evidence may be heard in private where the Committee consider it appropriate.
Hearing outcomes
If found guilty of serious professional misconduct and ordered to be suspended or struck off the Register, a veterinary surgeon may appeal to the Privy Council within 28 days. If appealed, the order does not take effect unless and until it is upheld by the Privy Council.
If found guilty of serious professional misconduct and ordered to be suspended or struck off the Register, a registered veterinary nurse may at any time within 28 days from the notice of direction, lodge an appeal which will be considered in accordance with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Veterinary Nurse Conduct and Discipline Rules 2014.
Committee guidance
Guidance on the Disciplinary Committee’s functions, decision-making, and approach to sanctions can be found in the “Disciplinary Committee Sanctions Guidance for Veterinary Surgeons cases” which was re-issued in August 2020 and is used as an aid to decision making at Disciplinary Hearings.
This guidance document (available to download from the bottom of this page) should be read in conjunction with the 'Disciplinary Committee Manual,' re-issued in September 2013.
Updated publication scheme
In line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and individuals’ right to have personal data erased (also known as ‘right to be forgotten’) we have updated our data retention policy concerning the information we continue to publish on our website about recent and historical Disciplinary Committee (DC) hearings.
The length of time that we will continue to publish the outcome of DC hearings is now determined by the outcome, decision and judgment of the Committee, as set out in the updated publication scheme.
As such, some DC hearings listed on this page under our previous three-year publication scheme have now been removed.
If you have any questions about this change, or need details of DC hearings not listed here, please contact out Professional Conduct team: [email protected]
| Hearing/outcome type | Online publication period |
|---|---|
| Removal, following DC hearing | Three years (unless restored before, see below) |
| Successful application for restoration | For remaining time of three-year period, or three months (whichever is the greater) |
| Unsuccessful application for restoration | For remaining time of three-year period, or three months (if lodged after initial three-year period) |
| Suspension, following DC hearing | 18 months (or same as suspension period if longer) |
| Warning/reprimand, following DC hearing | 12 months |
| Finding of misconduct, following DC hearing, but no sanction imposed | 9 months |
| Warning, following Charter Case Protocol hearing | 6 months |
| No misconduct found / facts found not proven | 3 months |
| Appeal lodged against DC decision | Original information remains online for indicated period. Explanatory note added. |
| Appeal lodged against DC decision – various outcomes | Consider on a case-by-case basis depending on outcome of appeal, following guidelines above. |