‘A pilot has today been found guilty of breaching aviation laws after his overloaded plane crashed near the M62.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th February 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd MP has announced that the government will introduce two new criminal offences to penalise the mismanagement of pension schemes.
Doughty Street Chambers, 11th February 2019
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Rory Thomson, a senior associate in the disputes team at CMS, comments on the judgment of the UK Supreme Court in the case of Perry v Raleys Solicitors, which was handed down on 13 February 2019. The judgment is a useful affirmation and clarification of the law on the assessment of causation and loss in professional negligence cases.’
UKSC Blog, 18th February 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A solicitor who tried to get someone he employed to persuade the alleged victim of a sexual assault to withdraw her statement has been struck off by a tribunal.’
Legal Futures, 15th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘MPs and pension experts have welcomed government plans to introduce lengthy jail sentences for executives who recklessly mismanage pension funds, in an effort to avoid a repeat of recent scandals like BHS or Carillion.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Innocent people were wrongly caught up in serious police investigations such as child pornography and paedophile grooming because of data-handling errors, a watchdog found.’
The Independent, 31st January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A public inquiry examining undercover policing is refusing to publish a list of more than 1,000 political groups that have been spied on since 1968.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The highly contentious Leigh Day disciplinary case has come to an end with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) paying the firm £1m in costs after the regulator’s unsuccessful appeal.’
Legal Futures, 17th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Only five police officers in England and Wales were dismissed in the last three years following misconduct cases ordered by the police watchdog.’
BBC News, 17th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘James Badenoch QC has spent thirty-five years fighting medical negligence cases. He talks to Rosalind English about the “doctor knows best” rule of evidence, and how that has come under attack in recent years.’
Law Pod UK, 7th January 2019
Source: audioboom.com
‘A struck-off solicitor who admitted stealing more than £700,000 from two vulnerable people while in practice has been jailed for four years.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This week the Administrative Court handed down judgment in three appeals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: SRA v Sovani James, SRA v Esteddar MacGregor, SRA v Peter Naylor [2018] EWHC 3058 (Admin). Reactions to the judgment by lawyers have been critical, regarding it as a harsh decision which missed an opportunity to reflect developing attitudes to wellbeing in the workplace.’
4 New Square, 16th November 2018
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘It is well-known that if a solicitor is guilty of dishonesty in and about the work he or she does, they will be struck off unless they can show “exceptional circumstances”. For a while it was thought that extreme and intolerable work pressure giving rise to mental health issues, in turn giving rise to an act or acts of dishonesty, might suffice.’
4 New Square, 13th November 2018
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘The Charity Commission has found serious mismanagement on the part of the former board of trustees of MA 1985 (formerly Muslim Aid), as set out in an inquiry report published today.’
Charity Commission, 6th December 2018
source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
‘A tribunal is to be asked to decide whether veganism is a “philosophical belief” akin to a religion, in a landmark legal action.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former leader of Devon County Council has been refused permission to judicially review its decision to sanction him for sexual harassment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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