Judicial review inappropriate where internal appeals procedure was not pursued

Applicant is a private medical clinic which provides predominantly cosmetic surgery services - the respondent is a postgraduate medical training body to whom the Medical Council has delegated certain of the Council’s functions pursuant to the Medical Practitioner’s Act 2007 (“the Act”) - this includes the maintenance by medical doctors of their professional competence by various means including attendance at continuing professional development (“CPD”) conferences and seminars - on 20th June 2013, the applicant applied to the respondent for accreditation for CPD purposes of an event it was proposing to hold - on 9th July 2013, the respondent refused to accredit the event - applicant seeks an order of certiorari quashing the decision together with various ancillary reliefs including damages - object of the Council is to protect the public by promoting and better ensuring high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence among registered medical practitioners - application for CPD accreditation was made by the applicant on the 20th of June 2013, about five and a half weeks before the planned event - respondent required a list of sponsors, a list of speakers and a name of a consultant who is on the Medical Council Specialist Division of the Register in Plastic Surgery who supported the course - the applicant replied with the name of a consultant he claimed was on the Specialist Register and supported the course - this consultant was not on the course - the respondent wrote back stating that they could not therefore approve the meeting - they also gave information on how the applicant could appeal this decision - the applicant did not pursue this appeals mechanism but instead opted for legal redress - application refused.