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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
3 July 2013
Case Update: High Court strikes out claim for defamation where likely damages were “not worth” pursuing
In the recent case of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC v (1) Aviation News Ltd (2) Philip Tozer-Pennington [2013] EWHC 1505 (QB) the High Court refused to allow the claimant permission to amend the particulars of claim, and struck out the action on the grounds that any likely damages were not worth the expenditure that would be involved if the action were to proceed.
3 July 2013
Regulating the Regulators: the Professional Standards Authority
Sarah Harris sets out some of the key themes in the recent Healthcare Regulators’ annual appraisal.
3 July 2013
Case Update: JD Wetherspoon Plc v Jason Harris, First London Estates Limited, Wing Properties Limited, First London Holdings Limited [2013] EWHC 1088 (Ch)
Chancery Division of High Court highlights important point regarding the content of witness statements in civil proceedings.
3 July 2013
Case Update: Shaikh v General Pharmaceutical Council (unreported)
Relevant hearsay evidence admitted when fair to do so.
3 July 2013
Regulatory Press Round-Up: July 2013
- General Dental Council: GDC publish report containing results of its first “horizon scanning exercise, GDC working with Groupon to guard against promotion of illegal tooth whitening, GDC seeking to reach out to patients and registrants with new ‘YouTube’ channel.
- Health and Care Professions Council: HCPC closes consultation on proposed changes to the standards of proficiency for speech and language therapists, HCPC launches eight week consultation to seek views of stakeholders on guidance for registrants in relation to professional indemnity cover and registration.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council: NMC announce the appointment of Jackie Smith as Chief Executive and Registrar of the NMC (on a permanent basis) and Mott McDonald McDonald to operationally deliver quality assurance of nursing and midwifery education and the supervision of midwives.
- General Pharmaceutical Council: GPhC announce that its Chair, Bob Nicholls CBE, has decided not to seek re-appointment for a second four-year term
- Solicitors Regulation Authority: Kingsley Napley LLP newly appointed to SRA’s litigation panel.
