Category: disciplinary procedures

‘Scandalous’ SRA delays in investigation of disciplinary cases – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 13th, 2021 in delay, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘A renowned authority on regulating solicitors has today condemned “scandalous” delays in the investigation of disciplinary cases by the SRA. Greg Treverton-Jones QC, long-time co-author of The Solicitor’s Handbook, says solicitors can wait years for their cases to conclude, even where they are exonerated or only suffer a rebuke. In the meantime, they face the “appalling ordeal” of placing their professional lives on hold and in some cases can find themselves unemployable.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 13th September 2021

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Treat personal mitigation “with caution” in cases of sexual misconduct – Legal Futures

Posted September 10th, 2021 in barristers, bullying, disciplinary procedures, harassment, news, professional conduct, sex discrimination, sexual offences by sally

‘Personal mitigation needs to be treated with “caution” in the context of sexual misconduct, discrimination and harassment, draft new guidance on disciplining barristers warns.’

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Legal Futures, 10th September 2021

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Sexual abuse in School – Adopting a zero-tolerance approach – 3 Hare Court

Posted September 8th, 2021 in abuse of position of trust, chambers articles, child abuse, children, disciplinary procedures, equality, human rights, news, school children, sexual offences, statistics, statutory duty, universities by sally

‘In April this year, thousands of anonymous reports were shared by students on Everyone’s Invited, a website which encourages young survivors of sexual abuse to share their stories. After these reports were received, Everyone’s Invited decided to name the schools implicated in these accounts. Of the 2,962 schools identified, 2,556 are secondary schools and 406 primary schools and 119 universities. To date, in excess of 51,000 testimonies have been shared on the site.’

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3 Hare Court, 1st September 2021

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Former CPS solicitor rebuked for offensive Facebook posts – Legal Futures

Posted September 8th, 2021 in Crown Prosecution Service, disciplinary procedures, internet, news, professional conduct, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘ A solicitor who shared a petition from far-right group Britain First on her Facebook page while working for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’

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Legal Futures, 7th September 2021

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Met officers sent bullying and offensive texts, panel finds – BBC News

Posted September 2nd, 2021 in bullying, complaints, disciplinary procedures, news, police, racism, telecommunications by sally

‘Two former Met officers would have been sacked due to bullying and offensive remarks had they still been serving, a disciplinary panel has found.’

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BBC News, 1st September 2021

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Church of England admits failures over priest falsely accused of child abuse – The Independent

Posted August 27th, 2021 in child abuse, Church of England, disciplinary procedures, inquests, news, sexual offences, suicide by tracey

‘The Church of England has apologised for its role in the suicide of a former priest, who spent a year under investigation over unfounded rumours of child abuse.’

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The Independent, 26th August 2021

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Worcestershire NHS managers knew cancers missed due to X-ray backlog – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2021 in cancer, delay, disciplinary procedures, fraud, hospitals, news, quality assurance, whistleblowers, x-rays by tracey

‘Senior managers at an NHS trust knew up to 30 cancers may have gone undetected two years before an official probe into a backlog of thousands of X-rays. Three lung cancers were missed at Worcestershire hospitals NHS Trust, a sample check of results in 2014 found.’

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BBC News, 27th August 2021

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Barrister fined for tweet that “could promote hostility towards Muslims” – Legal Futures

Posted August 26th, 2021 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, fines, freedom of expression, internet, Islam, news by sally

‘A barrister at the centre of a storm of outrage over tweets he published earlier this year has been fined and warned over one tweet that was offensive and “could promote hostility towards Muslims”.’

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Legal Futures, 26th August 2021

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Determining the question of motivation in whistleblowing claims is not always as complicated as it seems – 3PB

Posted August 25th, 2021 in appeals, chambers articles, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, employment, employment tribunals, hospitals, news, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally

‘Prior to her dismissal, the claimant was a senior employee with a continuous unblemished service record of 38 years.’

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3PB, 9th August 2021

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Cressida Dick referred to police watchdog over ‘defence of officer facing criminal trial’ – The Independent

Posted August 23rd, 2021 in bullying, complaints, criminal justice, disciplinary procedures, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct by tracey

‘Dame Cressida Dick has been referred to the police watchdog after publicly supporting a senior officer who faces a criminal trial in relation to a bullying probe.’

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The Independent, 22nd August 2021

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Police officer keeps job after sharing offensive George Floyd meme – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2021 in disciplinary procedures, news, police, professional conduct, racism, telecommunications by sally

‘A police officer who sent an offensive meme depicting the arrest of George Floyd to a WhatsApp group of colleagues has avoided losing his job.’

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The Guardian, August 2021

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Leeds prison punished inmates by restricting showers, report finds – The Guardian

Posted August 13th, 2021 in disciplinary procedures, mental health, news, prison officers, prisons, self-harm, statistics, suicide, violence by tracey

‘Prisoners were unlawfully prevented from showering daily as punishment for poor behaviour, with shielding and self-isolating inmates also unable to do so, according to a damning report.’

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The Guardian, 12th August 2021

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Unfair dismissal and religion again: Ferguson v Kintail Trustees – Law & Religion UK

Posted August 9th, 2021 in Christianity, codes of practice, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, news, religious discrimination, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘In Mr K Ferguson v Kintail Trustees Ltd & Anor [2021] ET 4103321/2020, the claimant was Director and Chief Executive of Kintail Trustees, a limited company that operates as the corporate trustee of the Robertson Trust, a charity. He was also an elder, the treasurer and a trustee of Stirling Free Church of Scotland’

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Law & Religion UK, 9th August 2021

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Robyn Williams: Met launch legal bid to sack senior police officer reinstated after abuse video clip – The Independent

Posted August 6th, 2021 in appeals, child abuse, disciplinary procedures, indecent photographs of children, judicial review, news, police, professional conduct, telecommunications, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘The Metropolitan Police are waging a legal battle over the sacking of a senior officer who was convicted of possessing a child abuse video. Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams successfully appealed against the decision to dismiss her earlier this year and was reinstated as a police officer.’

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The Independent, 4th August 2021

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Bar refuses to back down on sexual misconduct sanctions – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 5th, 2021 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, penalties, professional conduct, tribunals by sally

‘The bar disciplinary tribunal has rejected calls for more lenient sanctions against barristers who commit sexual misconduct, saying that public trust in the profession must be maintained.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 4th August 2021

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Met police seek judicial review over senior black officer’s reinstatement – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2021 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, judicial review, news, police, professional conduct, race discrimination, racism, sexual offences, telecommunications by sally

‘The Metropolitan police want go to the high court to insist it was correct in its decision to sack a decorated black officer after she was found with a child abuse video, sent to her on WhatsApp, on her phone.’

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The Guardian, 4th August 2021

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BTAS rejects calls to soften sanctions for ‘low level’ sexual misconduct – Legal Futures

Posted August 3rd, 2021 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct, sanctions, sexual offences, tribunals by sally

‘The Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service (BTAS) has rejected the argument that a starting point of 12-months’ suspension for sexual misconduct is too much for some less serious types of behaviour.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd August 2021

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Marcus Coutain: Knee-on-neck arrest PC will not face disciplinary action – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2021 in disciplinary procedures, news, ombudsmen, Poland, professional conduct, race discrimination, restraint by sally

‘A police officer who knelt on a black man’s neck during an arrest will not face disciplinary proceedings, the police watchdog has decided.’

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BBC News, 29th July 2021

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Transparency 1 – 0 Confidentiality?: Manchester City v The Premier League in the Court of Appeal – Littleton Chambers

Posted July 29th, 2021 in appeals, bias, chambers articles, Commercial Court, confidentiality, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, jurisdiction, news, sport by sally

‘The Court of Appeal this week handed down its decision in Manchester City Football Club Ltd v The Football Association Premier League & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1110, the latest judgment to consider the difficult tension that exists between the generally confidential nature of sports arbitration and the desirability of transparency where matters of public interest arise.’

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Littleton Chambers, 22nd July 2021

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SRA: Number of workplace bullying investigations on the rise – Legal Futures

Posted July 23rd, 2021 in bullying, disciplinary procedures, law firms, news, professional conduct, sexual offences, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, statistics by sally

‘Solicitors under investigation by their regulator are increasingly citing workplace bullying as a reason for their misconduct, according to a report published yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd July 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk