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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
1 February 2018
Legal Update: Revisiting trial in the absence of a defendant
Smith v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [2017] (Unreported)
20 November 2017
Legal update: When an inquest is still necessary after criminal proceedings in order to comply with Article 2
In the recently reported case of R (Silvera) v HM Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2017] EWHC 2499 (Admin), the Divisional Court looked at the investigative duties placed on the state by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the importance of the coronial process in ensuring that those duties have been met.
21 September 2017
Divorce and coercive & controlling behaviour - Harassment’s big brother?
This summer, The Telegraph reported the disciplinary action taken against PC Wayne Hodge and found that “he was behaving in a controlling and coercive manner”. Apparently, he banned girlfriends from talking to men, wearing red nail polish or accepting Tesco deliveries if he was not at home.
18 August 2017
FCA proposes extension of senior managers regime
HR professionals need to prepare for the rollout of accountability and conduct rules to the broader financial sector in 2018.
In 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced the senior managers regime to enhance senior-level accountability in the financial sector. The regime initially applied to banks, building societies, credit unions and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) – designated investment firms. It was followed swiftly by the new certification regime for other employees at these firms, and the conduct regime. The FCA has now proposed to extend these rules across the financial sector to include insurers, consumer credit companies and all regulated firms.
14 August 2017
International Criminal Law – A month in review – July 2017
A summary of the significant International Criminal Law developments in July, from around the world.
