‘In Ramphal v Department for Transport, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided clear guidance on the extent of the role that human resources (HR) departments may legitimately perform during a disciplinary procedure.’
Littleton Chambers, 7th October 2015
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘A solicitor who forged his client’s signature on a witness statement has been struck off, even though the client himself expressed surprise that disciplinary action had been taken.’
Legal Futures, 24th September 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has thrown out charges brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against a non-qualified fee-earner, deciding he had no case to answer and that the regulator should pay costs as a reminder to keep cases under review as they progress.’
Legal Futures, 22nd September 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A married teacher who had sex with a pupil and ignored a warning has been banned from the classroom for life.’
BBC News, 17th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A headmaster who supervised a school trip to Brazil where a pupil was murdered after a drunken night out has been found guilty of professional misconduct but has not been banned from teaching.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two teachers who had sex in a school have been banned from teaching.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former president of Bolton Law Society, described by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) as a “fundamentally decent man”, made 61 improper transfers from client account and used a personal credit card to keep his firm afloat.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘People who are stopped and searched for no good reason should receive a personal apology from the officers concerned, to help restore public confidence in the police.’
The Independent, 18th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A nurse who was jailed for amassing a hoard of ammunition and explosives has been struck off.’
BBC News, 16th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
An assistant solicitor has admitted to having “fabricated” advice from counsel, two expert reports and a series of letters on a medical negligence case because she felt “completely panicked and couldn’t see a way out”.
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Legal Futures, 11th August 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two Police Federation officials who were accused by MPs of giving misleading evidence about the Plebgate affair should face disciplinary hearings for gross misconduct, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has decided.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A chief constable suspended for a more than a year after being accused of “inappropriate advances” to women has been found guilty of eight charges of misconduct but is to be allowed to return to work.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A primary school teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after praising Isil for beheading aid worker Alan Henning in string of offensive social media posts.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Decision to let DS Robert Dawson retire contradicts new regulations by Theresa May to stop officers avoiding disciplinary action by quitting the force.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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