Barrister fined after doing Nazi salute in court – BBC News
‘A practising barrister has been fined after speaking in a German accent and raising his hand in a Nazi salute in court.’
BBC News, 28th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: professional conduct
“Shamelessness” of SLAPPs has grown “but still no disciplinary action” – Legal Futures
‘The number and “shamelessness” of SLAPPs has grown but there has been no disciplinary action taken against the lawyers responsible for how they are run, a major conference was told yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Solicitors Regulation Authority wins appeal against Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal costs order – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A judge has overruled the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s decision to slash the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s costs claim in a strike-off case. The regulator had sought £22,800 in the case last January but the tribunal awarded only £5,000.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Gracie Spinks inquest: Police admit failing woman killed by her stalker – BBC News
‘A police force has said it failed a woman who was stabbed to death by a former colleague who had stalked her.’
BBC News, 16th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Senior officer in Stephen Lawrence case was ‘corrupt’, Met document claims – The Guardian
‘A former Scotland Yard intelligence chief should face a new investigation into alleged perjury, the mother of Stephen Lawrence has said, after the unearthing of documents claiming he was corrupt.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same: Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of Panels in Police Misconduct Proceedings – Mountford Chambers
‘To quote a treasured line from a favourite TV show – “Time is a Flat Circle”. So it appears to be in the world of Police Misconduct panels where, after seven years of Legally Qualified Chairs (‘LQCs’), there are fresh proposals from the government for the reins to be handed back to senior officers to chair panels determining officer misconduct.’
Mountford Chambers, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
How should schools and colleges investigate allegations of sexual assault against its staff? – Local Government Lawyer
‘Investigating allegations against staff is one of the most challenging issues for schools and colleges. Some lessons can be learned from a recent case, writes Joanne Moseley.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
SRA appeals ‘astonishing’ £5,000 tribunal costs order – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal costs order of £5,000 was appealed today in the first such challenge by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Describing the order as ‘astonishing’, the SRA said the correct figure should have been £18,500.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Derbyshire PC guilty over sexual encounter with woman in patrol car – The Guardian
‘A Derbyshire police officer has been convicted of misconduct in a public office after he and a colleague both had sex in a patrol car with a woman to whom they had offered a lift home.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cheshire Police employee who tipped off criminal friend is jailed – BBC News
‘A police employee who tipped off a criminal friend about a covert investigation has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met officers sacked for lying in stop and search of black athletes in car – The Guardian
‘Two Metropolitan police officers who claimed to smell cannabis as they stopped and searched the athletes Bianca Williams and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, have been sacked.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Invitation to treat? Supreme Court clarifies the professional practice test – Gatehouse Chambers
‘In McCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 26, the Supreme Court considered which legal test should be applied to the assessment of whether an alternative treatment was reasonable and should be discussed with a patient.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 22nd September 2023
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Met police request support from army after officers down firearms – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police has called on the SAS to provide counter-terrorism support after firearms officers downed their weapons in protest at the charging of their colleague with murder. Suella Braverman ordered a review of armed policing to calm a growing rebellion of about 100 officers over the charging on Wednesday of an officer for the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba, an unarmed man killed last September by a single shot to the head.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Swansea: PC Jack Williams jailed for punching autistic man – BBC News
‘A policeman who punched an autistic man in the head seven times during an arrest has been jailed for 12 weeks.’
BBC News, 21st September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met police admit overusing powers to strip-search children after IOPC inquiry – The Guardian
‘Scotland Yard has admitted overusing its power to strip-search children after four of its officers were told they would face disciplinary proceedings over allegations that their search of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl known as Child Q was inappropriate and amounted to discrimination owing to her race and sex.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Doctor Knows Best – Supreme Court Clarifies “Professional Practice Test” – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘On 12th July 2023, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in McCulloch and Others v Forth Valley Health Board [2023] UKSC 26, the first Supreme Court decision on the issue of informed consent since Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 14th July 2023
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
