‘Child abuse investigators CEOP were told in July 2012 Bradbury bought suspect movies online, but did not act. The National Crime Agency (NCA), which took over CEOP, said a case review took place and action was taken. It said CEOP’s delay in disseminating the information was “unacceptable”.’
BBC News, 17th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A psychiatrist who circumcised 41 boys at a “non-sterile” clinic in a terraced house has been found guilty of misconduct. Dr Hassan Abdulla was not registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) when he operated at the Al-Khalill Clinic in Leicester.’
BBC News, 11th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Doctors who make mistakes in the care of their patients could face tougher sanctions, under plans being considered by the General Medical Council.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Young v Anglo American South Africa Ltd and others (No 2) [2014] EWCA Civ 1130; [2014] WLR (D) 370
‘Where a company had its statutory seat and principal place of business outside England, to determine whether a claim against it could be brought in England for the purposes of article 60(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, the claimant had to show a good arguable case that England was the jurisdiction where the company had its “central administration”, which was the place where, through its relevant organs according to its own constitutional provisions, it took the decisions essential for that its operations.’
WLR Daily, 31st July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Twenty-seven leading figures write to every peer urging them to back Lord Falconer’s private members bill on assisted dying.’
The Guardian, 15th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The House of Lords is to debate Lord Falconer’s bill aimed at clarifying the law on the right to end one’s life.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A GP who sexually abused patients over more than 25 years is serving a lengthy jail sentence, it can now be reported.’
BBC News, 9th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court considered two appeals together, concerning three appellants who had suffered from permanent and catastrophic physical disabilities and wished to die at the time of their choosing. However, they were not physically capable of ending their own life unaided. The court considered, among other things, whether the Suicide Act 1961, s 2 infringed the appellants’ rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, art 8 (ECHR).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th July 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Doctors and nurses who fail to report that girls in their care have suffered female genital mutilation (FGM) should be prosecuted in an effort to tackle the scandal of “this horrific abuse”, MPs say in a report published today.’
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The Independent, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministers are under fire because of plans to let the Women’s Institute, bed and breakfasts and charities start selling alcohol, which doctors and local councils warn could worsen Britain’s drink problem.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The family of man who was killed with a lethal dose of a painkiller by a German doctor said they are “astonished” he will not be extradited to the UK.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The seriousness of the incident and subsequent “tragic death” of the mother-of-three warranted the suspension of both doctors’ licence to practise, says head of GMC.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In a thoughtful piece in the Guardian, MP Sarah Wollaston calls for a review of the Abortion Act. She focuses on the decision by the General Medical Council (GMC) not to pursue Fitness to Practice proceedings against 67 doctors who had pre-signed, without assessing the women concerned, the forms used to authorise abortion. She concludes: “… it makes no sense to prolong outdated and paternalistic attitudes that only doctors can make judgments about whether the grounds for the Abortion Act are satisfied. It makes even less sense to leave the situation as it is now with doubts about the legal obligation for a doctor to have seen the woman to whom form HSA1 refers; clear guidance must be issued as to whether doctors may sign based on evidence from clinical nurse specialists. A change to allow clinicians other than doctors to certify directly would, however, require an amendment to the Abortion Act.
In my view, the act is no longer fit for purpose. This would be a good time for a wider review of the ethical arguments and public attitudes, and to establish a legal framework fit for the 21st century.” ‘
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Doctors who illegally signed dozens of abortion consent forms will not be disciplined, as MPs say this is evidence of the UK’s ‘abortion on demand’ culture.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Hundreds of black and Asian doctors have had promising careers “halted” because of racial discrimination in the way GPs are examined, a leading doctor has claimed, before a landmark High Court hearing in which two pillars of the medical establishment will be accused of breaching equality laws.’
The Independent, 6th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Controversial Harley Street specialist is found guilty of claiming he can cure cancer in landmark case brought by trading standards.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A group of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists have joined the growing chorus of criticism by maternal health experts of the decision to prosecute a doctor for female genital mutilation.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Has the DPP picked the right target for a landmark legal case against a barbaric medical practice? Jeremy Laurance talks to Dr Katrina Erskine.’
The Independent, 24th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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