“Britain’s top law officer is to come under pressure in the House of Commons this week to say why the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute over the gender selection abortion scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The family of a woman who died from an ectopic pregnancy after she was twice sent home from hospital is to receive £400,000 damages from the NHS.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An accident and emergency nurse who took indecent photographs of young female patients has been struck off.”
BBC News, 1st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The High Court has strongly affirmed the prohibition against the pursuit of long delayed complaints against doctors in regulatory proceedings. The prohibition arose from the General Medical Council’s own procedural rules. It applied even where the allegations were of the most serious kind, including sexual misconduct, and could only be waived in exceptional circumstances and where the public interest demanded. The burden was upon the GMC to establish a sufficiently compelling public interest where allegations had already been thoroughly investigated by the competent authorities such as the police and social services.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“There will be no public inquiry into the handling of a police corruption trial surrounding a notorious murder case, the Home Office has confirmed.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“At least 1,570 people were cautioned for sex offences across England in the past year, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“During last week’s World Sports Law Report webinar on player contracts, David Reade QC and John Mehrzad presented a section on ‘manager publically criticising player’ and, with some degree of prescience, concluded that the ‘manager was also at risk of breach of implied term of trust and confidence with club or misconduct charge’. ”
Littleton Chambers, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
“The investigation into the Mid-Staffs scandal was branded a ‘whitewash’ after regulators abandoned efforts to pursue the last of 44 doctors accused of failing patients.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former detainee at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre has alleged that women held there have been subjected to unwanted sexual advances and abuse by security guards and other officials.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The landlord of the murdered landscape architect Joanna Yeates has received a letter from police expressing ‘regret’ for the first time at the way he was treated after being arrested over her killing.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New regulations are about to speed up complaints against judges, but Lord Carlile is calling for a new inspectorate.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior detective who ignored the rules governing the questioning of a suspect as he tried to solve a high-profile abduction case should answer a charge of gross misconduct, the police watchdog has ruled.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Human rights groups call for restriction on weapons as change in law leads to mass rollout of stun guns.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nurses and midwives in the UK look set to face three-yearly checks from the end of 2015 under proposals being put forward.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A law firm has been closed down after one of the country’s most senior judges asked regulators to investigate its last-minute bids to block the deportation of failed asylum seekers.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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