Gwent Police cleared after Robert Whatley car chase – BBC News
“Two Gwent Police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after smashing a car window at the end of a pursuit.”
BBC News, 10th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: disciplinary procedures
Police officer sacked for ‘inappropriate relationship’ with girl, 14 – The Guardian
“Disciplinary panel says officer exploited position of trust to pursue girl living in care home.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gwynedd homes whistle-blower Richard Jones’ job claim – BBC News
“A former housing association director claims he was sacked because he found a £800,000 deficit in Gwynedd council home transfer proposals.”
BBC News, 11th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: IPCC rules Met officer ‘reckless’ in conduct – The Guardian
“A senior Metropolitan police officer has been found to have ‘recklessly’ misled two pathologists over the possible cause of Ian Tomlinson’s death at the G20 protests in London.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson officer’s hearing to take place in public – The Guardian
“PC Simon Harwood, the police officer who inadvertently killed Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests, will be forced to explain his actions for the second time in public after a rare move to hold his disciplinary proceedings in the open.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
G20 pathologist Freddy Patel suspended – BBC News
“Pathologist Dr Freddy Patel has been suspended for four months by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court overturns Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal fines – Law Society’s Gazette
“The High Court last week criticised the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for the lack of published guidance on the sanctions it can impose, as it overturned fines levied on four partners at a Merseyside firm.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Shropshire vet suspended over TB test claim – BBC News
“A Shropshire vet has been suspended for 10 months for falsely claiming he tested cattle for TB, The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) said.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
G20 pathologist Freddy Patel faces being struck off – The Guardian
“Dr Freddy Patel, the former Home Office pathologist suspended for misconduct in a series of high profile autopsies, is facing the threat of being struck off the medical register.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freddy Patel condemned for ‘natural causes’ report on murdered sex worker – The Guardian
“A former Home Office pathologist, criticised for his postmortem examination into the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protest in 2009, has had his earlier work on a murder victim condemned by a General Medical Council disciplinary panel.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor struck off over ‘land banking’ scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
“A solicitor involved in a ‘land banking’ scheme which cost investors their life savings was struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 10th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Flatulent’ dentist from Shrewsbury is struck off – BBC News
“A dentist who faced charges of breaking wind and belching in front of patients and staff has been struck off.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor suspended over 19-year estate delay – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Suffolk solicitor was suspended from practice last week after taking 19 years to settle a spinster’s estate.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another – WLR Daily
Solicitors Regulation Authority v Davis and another [2011] WLR (D) 36
“Where a solicitor admitted disciplinary charges, and therefore anticipated sanctions upon him, he should give notice in advance of the hearing to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that he intended to contend either that no order for costs should be made against him, in exercise of the tribunal’s power under section 47(2) of the Solicitors Act 1974, or that any order for costs should be limited by reason of his lack of means.”
WLR Daily, 4th February 2011
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.
Suffolk affair GP guilty of misconduct – BBC News
“A married GP from Suffolk who had affairs with two female patients has been found guilty of misconduct.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hero’ GP suspended for plagiarising fellow doctor’s work – Daily Telegraph
“A leading GP who was made an MBE last month for his work with violent patients has been suspended for six months for plagiarising another doctor’s work.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan overturns Bloodgate ban – The Guardian
“The former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has won a high court battle over the Health Professions Council’s decision to strike him off for his part in the Bloodgate affair.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – WLR Daily
“The principles of cause of action estoppel applied to successive complaints before a professional disciplinary body. Whether, and in what circumstances, a public interest exception should be recognised to the strict application of those principles in the disciplinary context was a matter for Parliament not the courts.”
WLR Daily, 19th January 2011
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.
