‘Disciplinary panels hearing cases of judicial misconduct will have lay majorities, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the judiciary have decided, as part of a major overhaul of the system.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The high court has thrown out the Metropolitan police’s latest attempt to sack a decorated senior black officer, with a judge branding one of its arguments “hopeless”.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan Police officer caught spying on a woman in the changing room of a Primark store has avoided jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The General Synod of the Church of England has voted in favour of the first steps to legislate for a Clergy Conduct Measure which will replace the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003. The vote follows the publication of the report by the Clergy Conduct Measure Implementation Group, Under Authority Revisited, which sets out proposals for complaints to be allocated into three different tracks, depending on seriousness: “Grievance”, “Allegation of misconduct” and “Allegation of serious misconduct”.’
Law & Religion UK, 13th July 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A High Court judge has criticised the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for taking it upon itself to issue “sweeping anonymity orders” in respect of all the third parties in a case about a solicitor’s social media posts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be given new powers to fine rule-breakers up to £25,000, under measures introduced today (29 June 2022).’
Ministry of Justice, 29th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A doctor who was struck off over accusations he stared at a patient’s breasts and sexually touched another has failed to have his ban overturned.’
BBC News, 24th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two former police officers have been barred from working in the role again for their part in a WhatsApp group that shared bestiality porn and rape jokes.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A trainee solicitor who subjected two female colleagues to “harassing and abusive behaviour” at a work Christmas party has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 16th June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court recently dismissed a judicial review challenge to a school exclusion decision. Alex Line looks at the lessons to be learned from the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A non-solicitor has failed in his attempt to judicially review a control order imposed on him by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) six years ago.’
Legal Futures, 30th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Details of disciplinary and other regulatory action taken by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) could be published for longer than the current three years to combat misinformation online, it said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Exclusions from primary school should be banned by 2026, a new report has said.’
The Independent, 29th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Doctors who share “misleading” information on social media could face regulatory action, according to planned new guidelines.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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