“A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient when she was in a trance-like state.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A senior mental health nurse who performed Nazi salutes in front of patients has been struck off.”
BBC News, 19th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police officers have been warned that the ‘very legitimacy’ of the service risks being undermined unless more is done to take issues of integrity more seriously, a watchdog says.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police have thanked the women who came forward to help convict a GP who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting patients.”
The Independent, 18th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former British army doctor has been found guilty of serious misconduct by medical watchdogs over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and will now face possible sanctions against his working as a medic.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It was left to a medical body to censure Derek Keilloh. That no one else has been brought to book over the killing is shameful”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police has made a landmark compensation payout over a flawed rape investigation by one of its elite Sapphire sexual assault units.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A crown court judge who said that burglars needed ‘a huge amount of courage’ has been formally reprimanded by the Office for Judicial Complaints.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prime Minister delivered the statement to the House of Commons on the day that Leveson report was published.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson has recommended the introduction of the first press law in Britain since the 17th century – proposing that a statutory body such as Ofcom should take responsibility for monitoring an overhauled Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson]
“On what is likely to be a landmark day for politicians, the media and the police, Lord Justice Leveson’s report into the future regulation of the press will be published after a 16-month public inquiry that has seen the industry face unprecedented criticism.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry ‘into the culture, practices and ethics of the press’ heard from 184 witnesses and accepted 42 written submissions in more than six months of hearings.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron is facing a public backlash if he fails to act to rein in the press when Lord Justice Leveson reports on Thursday, according to a poll which finds that 79% are in favour of an independent press regulator established by law.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The retired teacher speaks out about his vilification by the press after his wrongful arrest for the murder of Joanna Yeates.”
The Guardian, 24th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The head of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Lord Hunt, has said there is widespread agreement within the media for a proposed new self-regulation body he is arguing should be introduced in the wake of the Leveson report into press standards, which is published on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 26th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Plans to make private security businesses across the UK more accountable for quality and standards were unveiled by the government today [20 November].”
Home Office, 20th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“For anyone concerned as to whether a professional appointment imposes a duty guaranteeing or warranting a successful outcome the Court of Appeal decision in Trebor Bassett Holdings Limited -and- The Cadbury UK Partnership v. ADT Fire and Security Plc (2012) EWCA Civ 1158 provides invaluable assistance.”
Zenith Chambers, 14th November 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“Lawyers could be disciplined for not disclosing ‘all material facts’ in legal bids to halt removal of asylum seekers, a senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Spencer v General Osteopathic Council [2012] EWHC 3147 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 314
“The natural meaning of the language in the Osteopaths Act 1993 pointed to a threshold for the finding of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ which there was no reason to distinguish from ‘misconduct’ in medical and dental legislation.”
WLR Daily, 8th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Today, I am at University College London talking with Professor Richard Moorhead, Professor of Law and Professional Ethics.”
Charon QC, 7th November 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
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