Escort girl drug doctor suspended by GMC – BBC News
“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been suspended for six months by the General Medical Council (GMC).”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: professional conduct
Doctor Adam Osborne guilty of misconduct – BBC News
“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been found guilty of serious misconduct by the General Medical Council (GMC).”
BBC News, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal law: use of hearsay evidence; professional conduct – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Supreme Court in R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC14 has upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal that, in appropriate circumstances, the Crown may rely wholly or mainly on hearsay evidence to establish its case. The Court of Appeal had, however, emphasised the need to check the reliability of the hearsay evidence in such situations.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Prosthetics expert struck off after giving patient two left feet – The Guardian
“An expert in prosthetics who gave an elderly patient two left feet by fitting the wrong artificial limb has been struck off after he admitted a series of misconduct allegations. Malcolm Griffiths fitted a left-footed lower limb instead of a new right leg to Patrick Morrison, 76, an amputee from Bathgate in West Lothian, and then failed to spot the mistake during two subsequent check-ups.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P doctor faces fresh misconduct claims – The Guardian
“The doctor who failed to spot Baby P’s broken back and ribs days before his death was facing fresh allegations of misconduct today.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MMR doctor ‘failed to act in interests of children’ – The Guardian
“Dr Andrew Wakefield, the expert at the centre of the MMR controversy, ‘failed in his duties as a responsible consultant’ and showed a ‘callous disregard’ for the suffering of children involved in his research, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled.”
The Guardian, 28th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MMR scare doctor to be given verdict on research – BBC News
“The doctor who first suggested the link between MMR vaccinations and autism is to hear whether he is guilty of unethical research practices.”
BBC News, 28th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Midwife who ‘randomly hacked’ at mother struck off – Daily Telegraph
“A mother whose home resembled a ‘murder scene’ after a midwife ‘randomly hacked’ at her with a pair of scissors has called for a change in the law to force independent midwives to take out insurance.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two and a half years on and still no verdict on MMR scare – The Independent
“The GMC’s case against Andrew Wakefield has cost over £1m – so far. Jeremy Laurance, health editor, reports.”
The Independent, 16th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Magistrate who won victimisation case sacked for misconduct – Daily Telegraph
“A black magistrate who won a victimisation case against the Ministry of Justice has been sacked for misconduct.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solicitors who took millions from miners lose appeal – BBC news
“Solicitors who took millions of pounds from compensation payouts given to sick miners have lost their appeal against being struck off for misconduct.”
BBC New, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police errors mean girl’s killer may never be found – The Independent
“Officers to be disciplined over poor handling of covert surveillance operation.”
The Independent, 16th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lawyer’s £5m battle over ruined career – The Guardian
“A former president of the Law Society and his City law firm are being sued for up to £5m over allegations that they helped a global oil company wreck a barrister’s career.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baroness Scotland ‘to be investigated by legal watchdog over cleaner’ – Daily Telegraph
“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is to be investigated by a legal watchdog over her employment of an illegal immigrant, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Doctor gave ‘lethal’ overdoses to two patients in one hour – The Guardian
“A doctor who killed a grandmother with a diamorphine overdose and gave another patient a potentially lethal injection within the space of an hour operated at ‘far below’ the medical standard expected, a disciplinary panel ruled today.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paramedic struck off after car park sex act – The Independent
“A paramedic who was given oral sex in a hospital car park while on duty was today [12 August] struck off.”
The Independent, 12th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge to be investigated after outburst – The Independent
“A judge who described Britain’s immigration system as ‘completely lax’ is to face an official investigation, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 4th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk</a'
Yeong v General Medical Council – WLR Daily
Yeong v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1923 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 268
“When considering a medical practitioner’s fitness to practise where the misconduct consisted of violation of the professional relationship between doctor and patient the efforts made by the practitioner to address his behaviour for the future might carry less weight than in cases where the misconduct consisted of clinical errors or incompetence.”
WLR Daily, 30th July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
News focus: miners’ compensation – Law Society’s Gazette
“The work that solicitors have done under the mineworkers’ compensation scheme has attracted the attention of press, parliament and the public ever since details of wrongdoing began to emerge earlier this decade. But the debate has focused on two controversies: the millions of pounds that solicitors have earned, and the deductions that some solicitors made from miners’ compensation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th July 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
