‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday took the unusual step of setting out why it cleared the law firm which acted for Yevgeniy Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An almost all-female legal team is working out how to challenge a refusal to investigate allegations of intimidating, sexist and discriminatory conduct by a male judge.’
Legal Futures, 17th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘While police officers tried to “deflect blame” after the Hillsborough disaster, they do not have a misconduct case to answer, a watchdog has told families.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A solicitor cannot base a victimisation claim against her law firm at the employment tribunal on it reporting her to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 11th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A secondary school teacher has been banned from the profession after having an inappropriate relationship with a pupil.’
BBC News, 11th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Legal education, training and regulation must be strengthened to stem a decline in ethical standards, the Legal Services Board has proposed. The oversight regulator wants to initiate a “significant shift” in how lawyers’ ethics are taught, overseen and supported in workplaces. This fresh approach is on the back of a growing body of “substantial evidence” that lawyers are unaware of their ethical requirements or even actively ignoring them.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a former teacher’s appeal against a finding by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) that he had developed an “inappropriate relationship” with a pupil – and therefore would be precluded from being a teacher – despite a separate TRA disciplinary panel finding he was not guilty of professional misconduct.’
Local Government Lawyer , 4th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A nurse went to sleep as she fed two babies and left another alone when they needed to be constantly monitored, the nursing regulator has heard.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The leader of Britain’s black and Asian police officers has been placed under investigation over a tweet.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police failed to properly investigate an assault on warehouse workers by Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane which could have stopped his murder spree a month later, a report by the police watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 19th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who was fatally shot by armed officers after entering a police station car park holding a knife and a bag with a cat inside was lawfully killed, an inquest has found.’
BBC News, 13th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As Labour is embroiled in a scandal over leaked messages from a WhatsApp group, some people have been left wondering about their rights on the app.’
The Independent, 10th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An Essex police officer has been sacked after admitting “tragedy chanting” at Liverpool fans during a Premier League match last year.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former pupils at a residential school caring for vulnerable young people have said they were ignored when reporting claims of abuse.’
BBC News, 20th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This comment considers the decision of the Divisional Court in DPP v Cobban, looking at the application of s 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and the compatibility with Articles 8 and 10 of the ECHR. The comment argues that the decision is significant in imposing a criminal restriction to uphold standards of propriety in relation to a closed conversation between consenting adults. The comment also questions whether the reach of the decision can be limited to a context that involves police officers. The decision points to the limited protection of expression rights and highlights the ongoing problems of s 127 in applying a standard of gross offence in a speech crime.’
Journal of Media Law, 10th January 2025
Source: www.tandfonline.com
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