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As Deputy General Counsel, I have specific responsibility for: ~ supporting the General Counsel in the provision of legal support and assistance to the Chair, Chief Executive and other members of the Senior Leadership of the GMC; ~ the conduct of all litigation on behalf of the GMC before the courts in the several jurisdictions of the United Kingdom and overseas; ~ the provision of legal advice and support in relation to the development and implementation of policy across all GMC Directorates (including matters involving the drafting of legislation and subordinate legislation, Rules and Regulations etc); ~ the provision of legal advice and support in relation to the exercise of the GMC's new right of appeal pursuant to s.40A of the Medical Act 1983 (as amended). As Principal Legal Adviser, I remain a senior lawyer in, and manager of, GMC Legal, the in-house legal team at the General Medical Council (GMC).