Nursing & Midwifery Council v Moras Masih

Facts

Mr Masih is a nurse registered since April 2002 who specialises in adult nursing. His case first came before a panel of the Nursing & Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee on 13 November 2018, when no interim order was thought necessary; further concerns were raised in January 2021 and June 2022. After a hearing on 8 December 2022 a panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee imposed an interim order, and it is that order — extended and varied from time to time, at one stage replaced by an interim suspension order and later restored to conditions of practice — which the NMC now asked the High Court to extend for a further six months under Article 31(8) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001. There had already been four High Court extensions, the last a consent order made under delegated powers on 9 December 2025 extending the order to 3 July 2026, and two short further extensions in July 2026 to preserve the position. The substantive hearing before a panel began on 3 November 2025, at which many charges were dismissed on a submission of no case to answer, and was twice adjourned part-heard. Mr Masih opposed the application, contending both that the mandatory review requirements had been breached and that no interim order was any longer necessary.