Christopher Geering
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Professional Discipline
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About
Provided by Christopher Geering
Practice Areas
Christopher is a highly respected junior with experience dealing with a wide range of high profile and sensitive cases. In recent years he has represented a university in student fitness to practise proceedings, a senior member of a deanery accused of assaulting a colleague, and a doctor who allegedly sexually assaulted a psychotic patient.
He has an established appellate practice and regularly advises or appears in appellate proceedings against healthcare regulators. Such cases have included appeals against the GMC and NMC, as well as resisting judicial review proceedings and statutory appeals brought by the GMC and PSA. In addition, he has been instructed to appear before the First Tier Tribunal on behalf of NHS England.
Beyond healthcare, he has appeared before the ACCA representing a former financial director of an NHS Trust. He represents the RICS at first instance and in appeal proceedings. He is also regularly instructed to bring appeals against the DBS in the Upper Tribunal.
Christopher has considerable experience in coronial proceedings – whether presenting healthcare practitioners, or care homes, GP practices, or the County Council. These include Article 2 and jury inquests.
Career
Called 2009
Professional Memberships
ARDL Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Christopher Geering has a strong reputation in the professional disciplinary sphere. He focuses on the medical profession, and tends to represent registrants in disciplinary proceedings of the GMC, the GDC and other regulators. He has additionally presented a number of cases on behalf of RICS.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris impresses with his grasp of case law, his cross-examination and his submissions."
"Chris is an excellent advocate with a calm and reassuring presentation style. He is clearly very bright and very personable."
"Christopher is fastidious in his attention to detail. His advocacy skills are top-drawer."
"Chris impresses with his grasp of case law, his cross-examination and his submissions."
"Chris is an excellent advocate with a calm and reassuring presentation style. He is clearly very bright and very personable."
"Christopher is fastidious in his attention to detail. His advocacy skills are top-drawer."
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