Proving Match Fixing: Lessons from the Stephen Lee case – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

“The career-ending 12 year ban imposed on World No.8 snooker player Stephen Lee in September this year shook the snooker world. But the Decision of the sports disciplinary tribunal holds an important lesson for the fight against sport-fixing more generally.”

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Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 18th November 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Police officer sacked for misconduct involving vulnerable person – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, news, police, professional conduct, victims by tracey

“Essex police dismiss unnamed constable who tried to start a relationship with a victim and sent her sexually suggestive messages.”

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The Guardian, 15th November 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Barrister disbarred for endangering police helicopter – Bar Standards Board

“A public disciplinary tribunal has ordered the disbarment of a barrister for acting in a manner likely to endanger a police helicopter and its passengers.”

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Bar Standards Board, 12th November 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Stafford Hospital nurse given caution for putting patients at risk – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 8th, 2013 in cautions, disciplinary procedures, hospitals, news, nurses, professional conduct by tracey

“A nurse who worked at Stafford Hospital has been given a five year caution after she was found guilty of putting patients in danger, angering families who want ‘someone held responsible’ for the scandal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Major shake up to prisoner incentives – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 4th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, news, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

“Significant reforms to the Incentive and Earned Privileges (IEP) policy across prisons in England and Wales have been brought into force today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Barrister to be disbarred for £900,000 fraud – Bar Standards Board

Posted October 29th, 2013 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, disqualification, fraud, news, tribunals by sally

“A public disciplinary tribunal has ordered the disbarment of a barrister for dishonest conduct following convictions for a range of fraud offences amounting to around £900,000.”

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Bar Standards Board, 24th October 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

BSB guilty of “misleading conduct” in disciplinary case, says High Court judge – Legal Futures

“A High Court judge has accused the Bar Standards Board (BSB) of ‘misleading conduct’ in the way it handled a disciplinary matter that led to a barrister being disbarred.”

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Legal Futures, 28th October 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

PCs sacked over Taser misuse on man in Liverpool – BBC News

Posted October 22nd, 2013 in complaints, disciplinary procedures, firearms, news, police, professional conduct by tracey

“Two police officers have been sacked after a man was wrongly arrested and shot five times with a stun gun in Liverpool.”

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BBC News, 22nd October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High Court rejects challenge to BSB disciplinary tribunals – Legal Futures

Posted October 17th, 2013 in appeals, barristers, disciplinary procedures, inns of court, news, tribunals by sally

“A High Court judgment that refused three applications for judicial review of barristers’ disciplinary decisions is to be appealed, after the court found that anomalies in tribunal panel member appointments did not affect the validity of the findings.”

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Legal Futures, 17th October 2013

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Nurse who used Facebook to blow the whistle about poor care escapes being struck off – The Guardian

“A nurse who used Facebook to raise concerns about standards at his hospital has escaped being struck off after a disciplinary panel acknowledged he was passionate about his job and capable.”

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The Guardian, 1st October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nurse with indecent images of female patients struck off – BBC News

“An accident and emergency nurse who took indecent photographs of young female patients has been struck off.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

General Medical Council to investigate ‘culture of fear’ after doctor suicides – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, mental health, news, suicide by sally

“The General Medical Council (GMC) is to re-examine the cases of a number of doctors who committed suicide while being investigated for their fitness to practise.”

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The Independent, 30th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

General Medical Council too late with child sex abuse complaint, rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 27th, 2013 in complaints, delay, disciplinary procedures, doctors, human rights, news, sexual offences by tracey

“The High Court has strongly affirmed the prohibition against the pursuit of long delayed complaints against doctors in regulatory proceedings. The prohibition arose from the General Medical Council’s own procedural rules. It applied even where the allegations were of the most serious kind, including sexual misconduct, and could only be waived in exceptional circumstances and where the public interest demanded. The burden was upon the GMC to establish a sufficiently compelling public interest where allegations had already been thoroughly investigated by the competent authorities such as the police and social services.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

GMC probe into Mid-Staffs slammed as “whitewash” as cases abandoned – Daily Telegraph

“The investigation into the Mid-Staffs scandal was branded a ‘whitewash’ after regulators abandoned efforts to pursue the last of 44 doctors accused of failing patients.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

A4e found guilty of racial discrimination – The Guardian

“The training company A4e has been found guilty of racial discrimination and been ordered to pay out £50,000 in compensation, the Guardian has learned. Employment tribunal judges found that the company, paid £345m by the Department for Work and Pensions for its back-to-work employment services since 2010, racially discriminated against Rohim Ullah when it unlawfully dismissed him from its Bradford office in 2011.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

PC Jordan Powell jailed for sex text message misconduct – BBC News

Posted September 17th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, news, police, telecommunications, victims by sally

“A West Mercia police officer who sent sexual text messages to female victims of crime has been jailed for 15 months.”

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BBC News, 16th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council staff face action after report into care of woman left to starve – The Guardian

“Two council workers have been suspended and face further disciplinary action following a report that found officials had failed to care for an 81-year-old woman who died after being left without food or medication for nine days.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

IPCC’s Tom Davies: Police disciplinary system’s ‘grave flaws’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, news, ombudsmen, police, Wales by tracey

“The disciplinary process for serious complaints against police officers has ‘grave flaws’ and needs to be overhauled, says the outgoing head of the police watchdog in Wales.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners who have sex in jail face separation, commission finds – The Guardian

“Prisoners who have consensual sex while inside jail face being separated and possibly disciplined, prison governors have told the first review of sex behind bars in England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BSB hopes JR will close floodgates on costs – Legal Futures

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to judicially review (JR) a disciplinary tribunal decision ordering that an acquitted barrister who represented herself be paid £27,500 in costs, fearing that if it went unchallenged similar claims could follow.”

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk