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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
7 April 2017
Regulatory Committees not precluded from admitting into evidence findings from previous investigations
A Case Summary: Todorka Georgieva v the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Scotland)
[2017] SC EDIN 12
30 March 2017
The Great Repeal Bill and the regulation of law firms
We are still a long way from the finish line but at least with the publication of the Great Repeal Bill: White Paper (“the White Paper”) we have some clarity about the future course of UK domestic law. This blog by Iain Miller is directed at the position in relation to the regulation of law firms.
21 March 2017
Pregnancy test drug Primodos to be reviewed by UK regulator following discovery of files in state archive
It has been reported this week that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been asked to conduct a thorough review into the pregnancy drug Primodos, which is now the subject of huge media interest. Over the past 48 hours, news outlets have been awash with stories about new evidence unearthed in relation to the use of Primodos, any links its usage had with babies later born with significant birth defects and questions over whether a cover-up has occurred.
8 March 2017
What is lack of integrity?
Newell-Austin v SRA [2017] EWHC 411 (Admin) is the latest case to deal with the question of what is lack of integrity and may finally put to rest the issues around the meaning of the phrase.
6 March 2017
Can a Panel ask too many questions, in a manner which leads to unfairness of the proceedings?
Banerjee v General Medical Council [2017] EWCA Civ 78