‘A solicitor whose corporate client had a summary judgment entered against them because he failed to attend a court hearing, has been struck off after making a false statement denying he knew about it in advance.’
Litigation Futures, 19th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A Church of England vicar has been banned from ministry for two years after being found guilty of spiritually abusing a teenage boy.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An Army officer who was caught speeding at 130mph in his Aston Martin has been allowed to keep his driving licence so he can tour the Falklands.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Struck-off solicitor Phil Shiner has had his bankruptcy extended by five years after he gifted away nearly £500,000 worth of assets to family members before declaring himself bankrupt and was unable to pay £6.5m back to his creditors.’
Legal Futures, 26th February 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A senior psychiatrist has been suspended for 12 months following the death of a vulnerable teenager who suffered an epileptic fit and drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A partner in a South Yorkshire law firm who failed to disclose on the financial statement for his own divorce proceedings ownership of a second property has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 21st February 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘British Olympic boxer Muhammad Ali has been banned for two years after failing a drugs test.’
BBC News, 6th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 4th November 2015, Dr Bawa Garba was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter of a 6 year old boy. She was sentenced to two years of imprisonment suspended for two years. On 29 November 2016 the Court of Appeal Civil Division refused her leave to appeal against her conviction.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th January 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A doctor who was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy has been struck off.’
BBC News, 25th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teacher has been banned from his profession for life after he “utterly exploded” proper professional boundaries.’
BBC News, 20th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A personal injury lawyer who persuaded other employees to fake client signatures and lied about it in court has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Litigation Futures, 24th October 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A sole practitioner who was struck off six years ago has won the right to sue for loans he made before his East London firm was closed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 19th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Individuals who are given an anti-social behaviour injunction or a criminal behaviour order or who are added to the sex offenders’ register will no longer be able to be a councillor or elected mayor, under reforms put out to consultation this week.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Pawel Zietowski jailed for eight months after driving at up to 117mph and practising “hair-raising” stunts on motorway.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A road-rage driver has been jailed after being found guilty of deliberately swerving into a group of cyclists – including two children.’
The Independent, 13th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘On 25 July 2017, an FA Appeal Board allowed the appeal of Premier League player, Joey Barton, against the “excessive” ban on him from all football for 18 months, imposed as a result of breaches of The FA’s betting rules.’
Blackstone Chambers, 31st July 2017
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
‘Joey Barton, the controversial Burnley FC midfielder (and sometime BBC Question Time panellist), was in December 2016 charged by the FA with a breach of rule E8: betting. It was said that he had placed 1,260 bets on professional football matches over a ten-year period. He pleaded guilty to the alleged misconduct. An FA regulatory commission (the “Commission”) was convened to hear submissions and decide on sanction. Its decision, made on 26 April 2017, was to suspend Barton from all football-related activities for 18 months with immediate effect.’
Littleton Chambers, 31st July 2017
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘A speeding motorist has been jailed after leading police on a car chase where she exceeded 120mph, with the judge branding it as the worst case of dangerous driving he had ever seen.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Joe Perry has been given a three-month ban – suspended until May 2018 – for breaching rules on betting on matches.’
BBC News, 26th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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