A former Perth psychiatrist, Peter McCarthy, is planning to appeal his medical registration ban after having his criminal conviction set aside. McCarthy was initially jailed for attempting to persuade a patient to withdraw from disciplinary proceedings against him, but the charge was eventually dropped. The medical watchdog found McCarthy to have engaged in an intimate sexual relationship with a patient, leading to his registration ban. McCarthy has criticized the medical watchdog as 'illiberal and un-Australian.' [fa288265]