“Three peers were today suspended from parliament – the toughest punishment enacted in the House of Lords in modern times – after an inquiry found that each had broken expenses rules to wrongly claim tens of thousands of pounds.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judge George Bathurst-Norman was disciplined following an investigation in to comments made at the end of a trial of seven activists who sabotaged equipment at a Brighton factory they claimed was making parts for Israeli warplanes.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan was today struck off by the Health Professions Council for misconduct after a two-day hearing into his part in last year’s Bloodgate affair.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A doctor who exploited ‘vulnerable’ multiple sclerosis patients by exaggerating the benefits of stem cell therapy faces being struck off after his fitness to practise was found to be impaired today.”
The Independent, 10th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Former world champion John Higgins has been banned from snooker until November for bringing the game into disrepute but cleared of ‘agreeing or offering’ to accept bribes.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
” Kevin Pietersen has been fined over his foul-mouthed outburst on Twitter last week. The England batsman had reacted angrily to being left out of the England squad for the one-day and Twenty20 series against Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A midwife who told a grieving mother and father ‘God knows best’ hours after their newborn daughter died has been thrown out of the profession.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“CPS lawyer in Ian Tomlinson case ‘considering General Medical Council’s findings’ that pathologist was guilty of misconduct.”
The Guardian, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Office pathologist criticised for his autopsy on the body of the newspaper seller who died at the G20 protests in London was found guilty of misconduct and ‘deficient professional performance’ today.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A disciplinary panel will make a ruling today on the fitness to practise of the pathologist who first ruled that newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson died from natural causes at the G20 protest.”
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The Independent, 31st August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Home Office pathologist criticised for suggesting that the newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson died of a heart attack during the G20 protest behaved irresponsibly in a series of other autopsies, a disciplinary panel has ruled.”
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The Guardian, 25th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pathologist at the centre of a row over a man’s death at the G20 protests will learn later if unconnected allegations against him have been proven.”
BBC News, 25th August 2010
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“The sons of a man killed after being given ten times the recommended dose of painkiller by a German locum doctor face prosecution for calling him a ‘killer’ and a ‘charlatan’.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judge will rule later this month on attempts by a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first UK shift as a locum GP to restrict a campaign by the dead man’s sons to stop him working as a doctor in his home country.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A riot squad officer filmed hitting Ian Tomlinson with his baton and pushing him to the ground could be sacked after being accused of gross misconduct.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The pathologist who conducted the first postmortem examination on Ian Tomlinson – cited by prosecutors as one of the reasons why charges were not brought in connection with the case – has been suspended from a Home Office register and is under investigation by the General Medical Council.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A magistrate was disciplined after rebuking a foreign defendant for ‘coming to our shores and abusing our hospitality’.”
The Independent, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors are more likely to have their case referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a report into ‘issues of disproportionality’ in the regulation of solicitors commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A man allegedly sprayed with CS spray during his arrest in Essex is considering legal action against police after his conviction was quashed.”
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BBC News, 17th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Baby Peter’s GP, who failed to spot that the toddler was suffering abuse eight days before his death, was suspended for a year today for misconduct.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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