Team Single

Gemma White KC

  • Year of Call: 1994
  • Appointed to Silk: 2016
  • Degree: LLB (London) (1st Class), Maitrise en Droit Francais (Paris I), BCL (Oxon)
  • Languages: French (fluent), Spanish (working knowledge)

Personal Experience

Gemma is a leading silk with a broad-based practice, encompassing public law, professional discipline, discrimination, education, sport and tax. Gemma has particular experience of running complex and confidential internal investigations.

Her clients include government departments, regulators, local authorities, sporting bodies, universities and schools, individuals and action groups. In addition to appearing regularly in the Administrative Court, appellate courts and a range of tribunals she has considerable experience of chairing/sitting on disciplinary/grievance and safeguarding panels. Gemma is both a CEDR accredited and a community mediator.

Gemma led the recent inquiry into bullying and harassment of Wesminster MP’s Parliamentary staff and others engaged in Parliamentary work on their behalf. The Inquiry was instigated by the House of Commons and was published in July 2019.

 

Experience

  • R (Rowe) v HMRC and R (Vital Nut) v HMRC
  • Civil Liberties & Human Rights
  • Health Care Professions Council v Beck
  • Lawn Tennis Association v An Individual
  • BBC v Sugar & Information Commissioner

Education

 

  • Academy University School of Law, Boston, MA
  • Admization Institute of Law andTechnology, Juzment School of Management,Cambridge
  • The Syntaxy High School Of New York
  • Education & Court Admissions
  • Admization Institute of Law and Technology, Juzment School of Management, Cambridge
  • Bachelor’s Degree: The first step is to obtain a bachelor’s degree, usually in any field.
  • Law School Admission Test (LSAT): After completing a bachelor’s

Skills

Sport Law
Arbitration Law
EU & Competition Law
Public & Regulatory Law
Professional Discipline

Achievements

Education

LLB (London) (1st Class), Maîtrise en Droit Français (Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne) (Mention Bien), BCL (Oxon)

Selected earlier reported cases

Public & Regulatory

  • BPAS v Secretary of State for Health [2011] 235 (Admin); [2011] 3 All E.R. 1012
  • R (easyJet Airline Co Ltd) v Civil Aviation Authority [2009] EWCA Civ 1361; [2010] ACD 19
  • Export Credits Guarantee Department v (1) Friends of the Earth (2) Information Commissioner [2008] EWHC 638
  • Secretary of State for the Home Department v Lord Alton of Liverpool and Others [2008] EWCA Civ 443

Education

  • R (Sandhar) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education [2011] EWCA Civ 1614; [2012] ELR 160
  • R (B) v Brent LBC Independent Appeal Panel [2009] EWHC 1189 (Admin)
  • R (Parents for Legal Action Limited) v Northumberland County Council [2006] EWHC 1081 (Admin); [2006] ELR 397

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

  • R (Morales) v Parole Board and others [2011] EWHC 28 (Admin); [2011] 1 WLR 1095
  • R (SP) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 1124; [2010] EWCA Civ 1590; [2011] MHLR 65
  • R (Roberts) v Parole Board and Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 2321 (Admin)
  • R (London Secure Services Ltd) v Youth Justice Board for England and Wales [2009] EWHC 2347 (Admin)
  • R (P) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 2464 (Admin)
  • R (X) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 2465 (Admin)
  • R (Brooke) v Parole Board [2007] EWHC 2036 (Admin); [2008] EWCA Civ 29
  • R (Girling) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1779: [2007] QB 783
  • R (Shreeve) v Secretary for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 2431 (Admin)

Professional Discipline

  • Scholten v General Medical Council [2013] EWHC 173 (Admin)
  • Cornish v GMC [2012] EWHC 1196
  • Ayyub v General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 797 (Admin)
  • Ujam v General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 580 (Admin)
  • Belal v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 2859
  • Sulaiman v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 1903 (Admin)
  • Karwal v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 826 (Admin); (2011) 120 BMLR 71
  • Nooh v General Medical Council [2011] EWHC 359
  • Bradshaw v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 1296 (Admin)
  • Uruakpa v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 1302 (Admin)
  • R (Remedy UK Ltd) v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 1245 (Admin)
  • Sandler v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 1029 (Admin); (2010) 114 BMLR 141
  • Odes v General Medical Council [2010] EWHC 552 (Admin); (2010) 113 BMLR 139
  • Sacha v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 302 (Admin)
  • Sinha v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1732 (Admin)
  • Abrahaeme v General Medical Council [2008] EWHC 183 (Admin)
  • Drafted written representations to the Bar Standards Board on behalf of a law student who had been convicted of a criminal offence.