The High Court quashed the original decision and has referred the matter to a fresh tribunal.
Dr Shokouh-Amiri was the subject of an investigation by the GMC in March 2019 following accusations from six Guernsey patients against the consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, who worked with the Medical Specialist Group between 2016 and 2019.
Among the findings of the investigation was that he had removed two women’s ovaries without consent, repeatedly failed to have a chaperone when with patients for intimate checks, inappropriate touching, and failing to organise appropriate medical follow-ups.
He was referred by the GMC to an interim order tribunal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, which makes independent decisions about a doctor’s fitness to practise.
But while the GMC held that Dr Shokouh-Amiri’s fitness to practise should be found impaired, the tribunal ruled in February 2025 that this was not the case.
It said there were no sexual motivations for his conduct, that he had shown good insight into his failures and made changes in the way he practised. It said that he was at low risk of putting patients at risk of unwarranted harm and had previously had an unblemished career.
The doctor was issued with a warning and that led to widespread protest, with a petition set up in Essex, where he was by then working in a hospital, which collected more than 22,000 signatures.
Ultimately, the GMC took the matter to the High Court in London, and yesterday said it had been successful.
‘We welcome the High Court’s decision to allow our appeal,’ said a spokesman.
‘The court agreed that the tribunal made errors when considering the very serious allegations against Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri, with the judgment noting that at various points, clear errors of fact were made and the tribunal failed to consider important evidence.
‘We will continue to challenge tribunal decisions where we believe the outcome is insufficient to protect the public.’
The MSG changed some of its policies and sought to reassure patients, including apologising, after Mr Shokouh-Amiri’s tribunal result.
The GMC appealed the verdict in March 2025 and its appeal hearing took place that October.
