Regina (Gray and another) v Crown Court at Aylesbury – WLR Daily

Posted June 3rd, 2013 in animal cruelty, costs, disqualification, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Gray and another) v Crown Court at Aylesbury [2013] EWHC 500 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 204

“The court ought not to record a separate conviction under section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 where a person had been found guilty of an offence under section 4 and the neglect proved under section 9 was no wider than the conduct which caused the unnecessary suffering for which there was guilt under section 4.”

WLR Daily, 12th March 2013

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Diabetic driver jailed for impaling pedestrian – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2013 in dangerous driving, disqualification, health, news, sentencing by sally

“A driver who failed to tell the DVLA that he had diabetes has been jailed for six months and banned from driving for three years leaving a pedestrian impaled on the railings after losing control of his car when his blood-sugar level plummeted.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2013

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Ban for teacher who spent two years trying to woo pupil, 15 – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 24th, 2013 in breach of trust, disqualification, news, teachers by tracey

“A geography teacher has been banned from teaching indefinitely after she
‘romantically pursued’ a pupil for almost two years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2013

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Banned driver who mowed down cyclists is jailed for 10 years – The Guardian

“A disqualified driver fleeing police was jailed for 10 years and six months on Wednesday for killing a couple he mowed down in a car as they rode their tandem bike.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2013

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Thousands of drink drivers to be forced to have medicals before they get behind wheel – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in alcohol abuse, disqualification, driving licences, news by tracey

“Thousands of convicted drink drivers every year will have to take medicals
before they can get behind the wheel again.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2013

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Polish doctor struck off after patient death – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, disqualification, doctors, news by tracey

“A Polish doctor has been struck off after scoring less than 20 per cent in a
performance test.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Dowland v Architects Registration Board – WLR Daily

Posted April 26th, 2013 in bankruptcy, disqualification, law reports, professional conduct by tracey

Dowland v Architects Registration Board: [2013] EWHC 893 (Admin);   [2013] WLR (D)  148

“The Architects Registration Board was not limited to questions of competence when considering whether to reinstate a person to the Register of Architects.”

WLR Daily, 19th April 29013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Godolphin doping: Mahmood Al Zarooni gets eight-year ban – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2013 in disqualification, drug abuse, horse racing, horses, news, sport by tracey

“Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has been banned from racing for eight years
after doping horses at one of the world’s leading racing operations.”

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BBC News, 25th April 2013

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Bristol motorist banned for driving ‘under the influence of drum and bass’ – The Independent

Posted April 5th, 2013 in community service, dangerous driving, disqualification, news, sentencing by sally

“A Bristol motorist caught driving erratically was ‘high on drum and bass’ a court has heard.”

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The Independent, 5th April 2013

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Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe calls for tougher action on drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel – The Independent

“Britain’s most senior police officer has backed higher penalties for drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel.”

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The Independent, 29th March 2013

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Should doctors convicted of sexual offences be automatically banned? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

“The Telegraph and the Daily Mail are using convicted doctors as ammunition in their latest assault on the Human Rights Act. ‘Dozens of convicted sex offenders are working as doctors, it has emerged’, fulminates The Telegraph. ‘At least 31 men are practising as GPs, consultants and surgeons despite having convictions for assaulting women, possessing child pornography or soliciting prostitutes’. And it’s all the fault of the bête noire – human rights. ‘The General Medical Council (GMC) said it was unable to ban medics for being on the sex offenders’ register as it has been advised that such a move would not be compatible with human rights legislation’.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 1st October 2012

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HBOS banker Peter Cummings fined by regulator – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2012 in banking, disqualification, financial regulation, fines, news by tracey

“A former HBOS executive has been fined £500,000 by the UK financial regulator over his role in the bank’s collapse.”

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BBC News, 12th 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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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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Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing avoids jail over failing to bury wife Eva – The Independent

“Hans Rausing, one of Britain’s richest men, avoided a jail sentence today after he admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife Eva’s body.”

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The Independent, 1st August 2012

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Breeders who buried puppies alive are jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2012 in animal cruelty, disqualification, news, sentencing by sally

“Three dog breeders were jailed yesterday after two newborn puppies were found buried alive in their garden.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2012

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Man jailed for throwing dog to its death from block of flats – The Independent

Posted July 26th, 2012 in animal cruelty, disqualification, fines, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who killed his dog by throwing it out of a 10th floor window has been jailed.”

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The Independent, 25th July 2012

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In re Asegaai Consultants Ltd and other companies; Wood and another v Mistry – WLR Daily

Posted July 12th, 2012 in disqualification, fraud, law reports, liquidators, winding up by sally

In re Asegaai Consultants Ltd and other companies; Wood and another v Mistry [2012] EWHC 1899 (Ch); [2012] WLR (D) 198

“The court would not exercise its discretion under section 4(1)(b) of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 to make a disqualification order against a liquidator who had been guilty of any fraud in relation to the company or of any breach of his duty as such liquidator unless serious misconduct had been established. Where a liquidator applied pursuant to section 16(2) of the Act for a disqualification order under section 4 it was not a prerequisite that the liquidator should have a financial interest in the order being made.”

WLR Daily, 10th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Cathie and another v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills – WLR Daily

Cathie and another v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2012] EWCA Civ 739; [2012] WLR (D) 168

“In the context of determining whether to disqualify a company director for misconduct in the direction of an insolvent company the use of the expression ‘exceptional circumstances’ was better avoided. The expression ‘extenuating circumstances’ was to be preferred, because the fact finder’s task was to consider the evidence as a whole, including extenuating circumstances, and to decide whether the director had fallen below the standards of probity and competence appropriate for persons fit to be company directors.”

WLR Daily, 1st June 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk