‘In this recent case, in which I acted for the applicant, the SDT lifted an indefinite suspension after over 12 years, despite opposition from the SRA. The SDT’s judgment is an important example of the practical application of the Tribunal’s guidance in such cases.’
2 Hare Court, 18th December 2024
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘Does the time spent on an immediate suspension order count as part of the overall period of substantive suspension imposed on a registrant? Before Aga v General Dental Council [2023] EWHC 3208 (Admin), the answer appeared to be “no”. An immediate order was distinct from a substantive direction of suspension.’
2 Hare Court, 18th December 2024
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘A council solicitor who amended a signed witness statement without express confirmation of the changes before submitting it to the High Court has been cleared of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 17th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A teacher who got a senior role after sending a false reference that she pretended was from her former school’s head teacher has been banned from the profession.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The actions of armed police who surrounded and arrested a 13-year-old boy after an officer mistook his water pistol for a real gun were “reasonable in the circumstances”, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The recent decision of an FA Appeal Board in Craig Walton v Birmingham County FA (“Walton“) [1], wherein this author represented the appellant, raises several questions of procedural fairness and natural justice.’
7BR, 6th December 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
‘Dujardin’s international ban, handed out by the FEI – the world governing body of equestrian sports – is backdated to the start of her provisional suspension and she will be eligible to compete again from July 2025.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former sergeant who used “excessive force” and punched a man in the head multiple times in a cell has been allowed to continue policing.’
BBC News, 4th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A magistrate who remarked on the “relentless rise in the acceptability of” absent fathers has been issued with formal advice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl died after fleeing a police vehicle, the watchdog has announced.’
BBC News, 28th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is likely to take a tougher approach to policing non-financial misconduct and ensure that firms reduce employee remuneration, or even apply clawback, where non-financial misconduct is identified, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A psychiatric nurse who put his hand down a patient’s pyjama bottoms and touched her private parts has been struck off by his professional standards body.’
BBC News, 25th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct face being sacked and barred from working in the health service for life under radical government plans to regulate thousands of bosses for the first time.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge’s comments on the lack of recourse against an unregulated costs draftsman should focus minds on this hole in legal regulation, the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review claim over a decision by a school governing body’s disciplinary panel not to reinstate a teenage boy to his school following a permanent exclusion, which occurred as a result of “persistent breaches” of the school’s behaviour policy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 7th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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