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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
11 February 2013
Case Update: R. (on the application of Scholten) v General Medical Council [2013] EWHC 173 (Admin)
The High Court criticises the decision of the Interim Order Panel to order the 18 months suspension of a doctor found to have photographed a patient without her consent.
8 February 2013
Mid-Staffordshire Report - impact for professional regulators?
The final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry was published last week. Amongst the 290 recommendations designed to put the patient at the centre of the service, Robert Francis QC made a number of far reaching recommendations that, if taken forward by the Government, could have a profound impact on the way that professional regulators operate their fitness to practise regimes. Julie Norris explores some of the key recommendations and implications for health and social care regulators.
7 February 2013
Case Update: High Court considers the appropriateness of making a privacy injunction binding on third parties
In the case of Elena Ambrosiadou v Martin Coward [2013] EWHC 58 (QB) the High Court held that it was neither necessary nor proportionate to extend the terms of a privacy injunction agreed between a husband and wife to include third parties.
5 February 2013
Case Update: Court of Appeal unanimously allows departure from costs budget
In Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 19, the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether there was good reason to depart from the appellant's approved costs budget.
4 February 2013
Case Update: Patel v General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 3688
High Court quashes decision of Interim Orders Panel of the General Medical Council to impose 18 month interim suspension.