“Denis MacShane’s letters admitting expenses abuses cannot be used against him in court because it would breach his rights as an MP, parliament’s standards watchdog has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Whistleblowers involved in misconduct will face more lenient penalties under proposals being considered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Two drama teachers were sacked for letting GCSE students perform in a play involving depictions of rape and child abuse.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority has successfully appealed to the High Court to have a lawyer struck off the roll for dishonesty, overturning an ‘unduly lenient’ Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal verdict.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Science teacher Patricia Davies has been granted permission to take her case to the Appeal Court six years after she was sacked for allegedly simulating a sex act in class.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The immediate past-president of the American Bar Association has strongly denounced alternative business structures, arguing that non-lawyer investment in law firms compromises the client’s best interests and undermines professional independence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A music teacher has been banned from the classroom after lying that she had cancer and providing a false medical report in order to have time off.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Forty-nine Metropolitan police officers were suspended for corruption over a three-year period, with figures showing 15 cases were proven, 18 unproven and 16 ongoing.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The role and conduct of solicitors involved in legal proceedings following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster will be investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulator announced today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Too many police officers and staff have taken sexual advantage of members of the public they were supposed to be helping, a watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 20th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The media regulator Ofcom has found that BSkyB remains a ‘fit and proper’ owner of a broadcast licence despite the phone-hacking affair which embroiled its parent company and during which, it said, James Murdoch’s conduct repeatedly fell short of the standard to be expected.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The police officer acquitted of killing Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London faces certain dismissal after a disciplinary panel found he had committed gross misconduct.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The police officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson on the fringes of the G20 protests in London will this week face further scrutiny into his conduct through an internal Metropolitan police disciplinary hearing which, unusually, will be held in public. It will be only the second time such an internal police hearing will take place in the open since a 2008 law gave the Independent Police Complaints Commission powers to compel this in instances with particular public interest.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police watchdog to investigate Sir Norman Bettison after independent report alleges ‘black propaganda’ campaign by senior officers.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A paramedic who allegedly slapped an elderly patient three times across the face was not unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 12th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board today publishes a report by a team led by Professor Richard Moorhead of University College, Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law at London, outlining how professional ethics in the legal sector may be tracked over time. The LSB commissioned the research to support the ongoing evaluation of the impact of the Legal Services Act 2007.”
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Legal Services Board, 5th September 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
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