“Statement from the Judicial Communications Office.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Two immigration judges whose Brazilian cleaner was tried for stealing sex videos have escaped disciplinary action.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Labour peer was cleared of misconduct yesterday after a House of Lords disciplinary committee failed to establish whether he broke parliamentary rules by taking money for a ministerial introduction.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Information released in response to a freedom of information request on broad categories of misconduct which led the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to take disciplinary action against judicial office holders.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Nine detectives, who were cleared of misusing Cumbria Police vehicles, are facing a delay in hearing whether they can sue the force for £500,000 damages.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police sergeant has been demoted for bringing ‘disgrace on his force’ by making racist and sexist comments while on duty.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two Metropolitan Police officers are to face disciplinary proceedings over their treatment of a young woman who was tortured and murdered in a so-called ‘honour killing’ case after the police watchdog concluded yesterday she had been ‘let down’ by them.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“An employment tribunal was entitled to find that an employee’s dismissal for misconduct was fair, even though the employer, in his response to the reason for the dismissal, had taken account of previous similar misconduct which was the subject of an expired final warning.”
The Times, 26th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“An employee’s past conduct can be taken into account when dismissing them, even if that conduct was the subject of a written warning which has since expired, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Regina (Haase) v Independent Adjudicator
Queen’s Bench Division
“Prison disciplinary hearings by independent adjudicators, in which the prosecution case was presented by a prison officer who might also be a witness, were not incompatible with the right to a fair trial guaranteed by article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 11th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“The first vicar to appear before a new Church of England disciplinary tribunal has been suspended for four years for having an affair with a married woman.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two detectives who investigated the stabbing of a young father months before he was murdered are facing a Met Police disciplinary hearing.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A vicar who allegedly had an affair with a married parishioner became the first member of the clergy to appear before a secretive new Church of England disciplinary tribunal yesterday.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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