Sex offender doctors can’t be banned in case it breaches human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 25th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, human rights, news, sexual offences by sally

“The GMC said it could not impose an automatic ban on doctors convicted of sex offences as this would risk breaching human rights legislation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2012

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Ian Tomlinson case: PC Simon Harwood guilty of gross misconduct – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, news, police, professional conduct by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 17th September 2012

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Tomlinson death case officer faces Met disciplinary hearing – The Guardian

“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.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2012

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Ambulance boss Robert King struck off after concealing murder conviction – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2012 in criminal records, disciplinary procedures, disqualification, news by tracey

“An ambulance manager has been struck off by a health regulator after failing to declare a murder conviction.”

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BBC New, 7th September 2012

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BSB chastised over ‘bad’ misconduct findings – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 7th, 2012 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct, tribunals by tracey

“The first barrister to set up a legal disciplinary practice has overturned her convictions for breaching Bar Standards Board codes on conducting litigation in a public access case.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 6th September 2012

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Judge who said burglary needed ‘courage’ to be investigated – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 7th, 2012 in burglary, complaints, disciplinary procedures, judges, news by tracey

“A judge who said burglary needed ‘a huge amount of courage” will be investigated after members of the public contacted the Office for Judicial Complaints to vent their anger at his remarks.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012

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Families want pathologist Freddy Patel public inquiry – BBC News

Posted September 6th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, disqualification, inquiries, news, pathologists by sally

“Four families are calling for a public inquiry into pathologist Freddy Patel, who was struck off following the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson.”

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BBC News, 6th September 2012

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Ian Tomlinson pathologist Dr Freddy Patel struck off – BBC News

“The pathologist who conducted the first post-mortem tests on a man who died in 2009’s G20 protests in London has been struck off the medical register.”

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BBC News, 23rd August 2012

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Ian Tomlinson pathologist brought profession into disrepute, tribunal finds – The Guardian

“Dr Freddy Patel acted with ‘deficient professional performance’ over his postmortem investigation into the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests, a medical tribunal has concluded.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2012

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Tribunal criticises doctor who removed wrong fallopian tube – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been criticised by a tribunal for her ‘hasty, careless, and dismissive’ attitude.”

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The Guardian, 15th August 2012

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Dr Freddy Patel labelled ‘misleading’ over Tomlinson case – BBC News

“A disciplinary panel says the pathologist who conducted the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson is ‘dishonest’ and ‘liable to bring his profession into disrepute’.”

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BBC News, 13th August 2012

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Welsh National Opera oboist was unfairly dismissed – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2012 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, employment, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“The Welsh National Opera unfairly dismissed its former principal oboist, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2012

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Gillingham FC ‘racially victimised Mark McCammon’ – BBC News

“A black footballer’s dismissal by his club was unfair racial victimisation, a tribunal has ruled.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2012

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BSB Welcomes Publication of COIC Tribunal Review Report – Bar Standards Board

Posted July 30th, 2012 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, tribunals by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has welcomed the publication of the Final Report of the COIC Disciplinary Tribunal and Hearings Review Group, chaired by Desmond Browne QC.”

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Bar Standards Board, 27th July 2012

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Deech hits back over bar tribunal ‘collapse’ claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 24th, 2012 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news by tracey

“The chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has defended the process for disciplining barristers following a claim that it is in a ‘state of collapse’ amid allegations of secrecy, maladministration and incompetence.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2012

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Tomlinson case: Met police tried to hide PC Harwood’s disciplinary record – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2012 in assault, complaints, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, news, police, privacy by tracey

“The Metropolitan police attempted to keep the disciplinary record of PC Simon Harwood secret from the family of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller he struck with a baton and pushed to the ground at G20 protests, it can now be reported.”

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The Guardian,  20th July 2012

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Ian Tomlinson: what jury didn’t know about Pc Simon Harwood – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 20th, 2012 in complaints, disciplinary procedures, news, police by tracey

“PC Simon Harwood has a disciplinary record littered with complaints of aggressive behaviour and misconduct and once admitted being sent into ‘red mist mode’, it can be disclosed today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012

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BSB Chair comments on strength of BSB’s performance as a competent and transparent regulator – Bar Standards Board

“Baroness Ruth Deech, Chair of the Bar Standards Board, said: ‘As a competent, transparent and public interest regulator, the Bar Standards Board continues to promote and uphold the highest regulatory standards. We pride ourselves on the fact that we operate in an open and transparent manner, and our disciplinary processes serve to underline the fact that we take complaints by the public of professional misconduct extremely seriously.’ ”

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Bar Standards Board, 17th July 2012

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More than 75 judges disciplined for misconduct – Daily Telegraph

“More than 75 judges were disciplined for misconduct last year, official figures show, with some banned after being jailed for crimes as serious as blackmail and manslaughter.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2012

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Nursing and midwives’ regulator ‘failing’ patients – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, midwives, news, nurses, professional conduct by sally

“Failings ‘at every level’ of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) mean it is letting down patients in its prime duty to protect them, says a report.”

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BBC News, 3rd July 2012

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