Letter: Sir Clive Callman obituary

Sir Clive Callman gave some good advice: ‘You’re the chair: [do] anything so long as it’s fair’ Photograph: NONE

Nervously chairing for the first time a hearing at the General Medical council, I was fortunate in having Sir Clive Callman acting as legal assessor.

The prosecution case was shambolic. I asked Clive what I could do. “You’re the chair: anything so long as it’s fair.”

I ordered the senior partner of the solicitors’ firm involved to appear next morning to explain the debacle. He came and apologised at length, my confidence soared and I had few problems coping with lawyers for the next 10 years.