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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
29 March 2016
Case Update: Too little too late? The importance of giving sufficient regard to serious and sustained dishonesty even when there is subsequent remorse and remediation
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v General Medical Council
[2016] EWHC 524 (Admin)
Judgment date: 15 March 2016
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (the PSA) appealed to the High Court, in respect of decisions of the Fitness to Practise Panel (‘the Panel’) relating to Dr Igwilo. Firstly, a finding that Dr Igwilo's fitness to practise was not impaired by reason of his misconduct, and secondly, that it was not appropriate to issue him with a warning.
17 March 2016
Case update: Nurse’s appeal against strike off dismissed by the High Court despite highlighting the impact on his personal circumstances
Miguel Junior Gabarda v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2015] EWHC 4039 (Admin)
17 March 2016
Case update: Doctor successfully applies to quash a decision of the Assistant Registrar of the General Medical Council (GMC) to review a decision made by the Investigating Committee not to impose a warning
R (on the application of Goldsmith) v General Medical Council
[2015] EWHC 3991 (Admin)
Judgement date: 8 December 2015
The Claimant in this matter, Dr Goldsmith (‘G’) applied for Judicial Review and sought to quash a decision of the Assistant Registrar of the General Medical Council (‘GMC’) taken in December 2014 to review a decision of the Investigating Committee (IC) dated 22 November 2013 not to impose a warning.
2 February 2016
Case update: NMC Conduct and Competence Panel’s analysis of the credibility of witnesses is strongly criticised
Vasanta Marni Suddock v The Nursing and Midwifery Council [2015] EWHC 3612 (Admin)
The decision of Mrs Justice Andrews DBE in this appeal may make difficult reading for the Conduct and Competence Committee (CCC) which adjudicated upon this Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) case.
12 January 2016
Case Update: High Court dismisses appeal by Barrister on the basis that the sanction imposed was entirely appropriate and proportionate
White v Bar Standards Board
[2015] EWHC 3583 (Admin)
Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judgement date: 21 December 2015
In this case, a barrister, Oliver White (‘W’) appealed to the Queen’s Bench Division against a three-month suspension imposed by the Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) of the Council of the Inns of Court on the basis that the sanction was manifestly excessive.