‘A Forest of Dean councillor has been cleared both of unlawfully handling protected newts and of swearing at other councillors.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two police officers and two pilots accused of misusing a force helicopter to film naked sunbathers and a couple having sex have been cleared of all charges.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A law firm referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) by the Court of Appeal earlier this year has been shut down by the regulator.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
A woman who was stabbed by her stalker has dismissed a police apology as “meaningless”.
BBC News, 29th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The debate on whether there is a difference between honesty and integrity continues apace in Rhys Williams v Solicitors Regulatory Authority [2017] EWHC 1478 (Admin). I expressed my opinion here that there was a material difference between the two and that the decision of Mostyn J in Malins v Solicitors Regulatory Authority [2017] EWHC 835 (Admin), that the two were synonymous, was not correct – at least for the purposes of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012. The Divisional Court (the President of the QBD presiding) has now similarly deprecated it.’
UK Police Law Blog, 21st June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘The High Court has overturned a finding of dishonesty made by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) against a prominent solicitor because the allegation was not tested during the hearing – which the court called a “serious procedural irregularity”.’
Legal Futures, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Most litigants in person were happy with their experience of paid McKenzie Friends, according to research published this week. The study commissioned by the Bar Council found that unrepresented litigants reported ‘relatively low’ costs for such services.’
Legal Voice, 13th June 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to press ahead with allowing practising solicitors to deliver unreserved services to the public from unregulated organisations, as part of a radical shake-up of the way it oversees the profession.’
Legal Futures, 13th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A claimant law firm that allowed a straightforward and relatively low-value road traffic accident claim to descend into “procedural chaos” has seen it struck out by the High Court.’
Litigation Futures, 13th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The longest and most expensive case brought in the history of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has ended with high-profile claimant lawyer Martyn Day, two of his colleagues and his firm Leigh Day fully exonerated.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A world-renowned heart surgeon has been spared jail for molesting two women after a judge said it may be in the public interest for him to operate again.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A solicitor has been fined £7,500 for making false claims about being in possession of documents in personal injury cases – misconduct which a psychiatrist attributed to an illness that temporarily affected her ability to work.’
Litigation Futures, 7th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The case against five senior teachers accused of professional misconduct in the so-called “Trojan Horse” inquiry has been dropped.’
BBC News, 30th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A senior surgeon with “poor vision” accidentally removed a woman’s ovary instead of her appendix and then told bosses it was a “trifling error”.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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