Bradford dental nurse struck off for performing facelift – BBC News
‘A dental nurse who gave her friend a facelift despite not being qualified to do so has been struck off.’
BBC News, 15 February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: professional conduct
Police mindset at Hillsborough was ‘all about public disorder’, inquest hears – The Guardian
‘South Yorkshire police officers requested dog handlers to come to Hillsborough in 1989 when people were trying to escape the lethal crush because police believed it was a pitch invasion, the new inquests into the disaster have heard.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal reaffirms death of “near miss” rule for part 36 offers – Litigation Futures
‘There is no longer a “near miss” rule for part 36 offers, appeal judges have made clear as they overturned a High Court decision which seemed to suggest that there was one.’
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Tribunal rules against doctor who made 99 claims against NHS – The Guardian
‘The conduct of a doctor who began 99 employment tribunal claims against the NHS in eight months fell “far below the standards to be expected” and was likely to “erode public confidence in the profession”, a disciplinary tribunal has ruled.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) found Dr Farhan Hussain Zaidi’s fitness to practice was impaired by his misconduct and imposed conditions on his registration for 12 months.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Detective cleared over Plebgate meeting with Andrew Mitchell – The Guardian
‘A highly-commended detective has been cleared of giving a misleading account to the public of what was said during a meeting with the MP Andrew Mitchell over the Plebgate affair.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kids Company: MPs say ‘catalogue of failures’ led to collapse – BBC News
‘The collapse of the Kids Company charity was a result of an “extraordinary catalogue of failures”, a committee of MPs has said.’
BBC News, 1st February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court: Wrong to assume it is “more improbable” that professionals will be dishonest – Legal Futures
‘It would be wrong to assume that it is “inherently more improbable” that a professional person will be dishonest than anyone else, the High Court has said.’
Legal Futures, 26th January 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
CPS accused of suppressing police corruption evidence – The Guardian
‘Criminal trial prosecutors have been accused of suppressing evidence of police corruption in what has been called “misconduct of a particularly serious nature”. Lawyers are alleged to have covered up evidence that police received corrupt payments from a firm of private investigators in return for confidential information.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs’ code of conduct to include test for damage caused by sleaze scandals – The Guardian
‘The code of conduct for MPs is being reviewed, with the possibility of a new test of whether a politician caught up in a sleaze scandal has damaged the reputation of the House of Commons.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tennis match-fixing claims: eight players in Australian Open draw suspected – The Guardian
‘The BBC, in a programme to be aired on Tuesday, claim a joint investigation with Buzzfeed shows: “Over the last decade 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit [attached to the Association of Tennis Professionals] over suspicions they have thrown matches.” ‘
The Guardian, 18th January 2016
Source: www guardian.co.uk
Upper Tribunal cases on fair hearings in immigration cases – Free Movement
‘Three recent cases on fair hearings in immigration cases, all from President McCloskey. All make interesting reading.’
Free Movement, 13th January 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Trojan horse’ headteacher receives lifetime ban for professional misconduct – The Guardian
‘A headteacher who was accused of misconduct in the so-called Trojan horse scandal in Birmingham has been banned indefinitely from teaching after being found guilty of professional misconduct.’
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The Guardian, 4th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Plebgate police inspector guilty of misconduct, disciplinary panel rules – The Guardian
‘A Police Federation official accused of giving a misleading account of a meeting with Plebgate row MP Andrew Mitchell has been found guilty of breaching standards of professional behaviour.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Emotions at work – New Law Journal
‘Dermot Feenan explores the topic of judicial tears.’
New Law Journal, 26th November 2015
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Court of Appeal gives explicit backing for “valuable” unbundling – Legal Futures
‘Solicitors who offer “unbundled” legal advice to help litigants deal with challenging parts of the process provide an “invaluable” service to both the court and litigants, the Court of Appeal said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 18th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Trojan Horse’: Park View pupils ‘fed diet of Islam’ – BBC News
‘Teachers at the school at the centre of the “Trojan Horse” scandal fed pupils “on a diet of Islam” and isolated them from British society, a panel found. Akeel Ahmed, 41, and Inamulhaq Anwar, 34, denied stepping up religious influence in education at Park View Academy in Birmingham. But a professional conduct panel found against them.’
BBC News, 16th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GMC calls for tougher powers to check European doctors’ skills – The Guardian
‘EU rules governing the checks that UK authorities can make on doctors still have major weaknesses seven years after a patient safety scandal revealed catastrophic flaws in the system, according to Britain’s medical regulator.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
