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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
21 February 2017
Open and Shut Cases may be re-opened
It has been reported that the arrests of two men who work at a forensic science laboratory on suspicion of perverting the course of justice may lead to hundreds of cases being reviewed.
21 February 2017
High Court underlines the importance of independence and speed in handling complaints
R (on the application of Jeffrey) v The Independent Police Complaints Commission [2017] EWHC 102 (Admin)
20 February 2017
The potential impact of BREXIT on the regulation of Doctors/Nurses’ Language Skill
Communication is at the forefront of patient safety. The GMC’s guidance Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together emphasises from the outset that patient-doctor relationships rely on ‘openness, trust and good communication’. It follows that adequate language skills are vital to achieving this aim.
15 February 2017
Solicitors acting as McKenzie Friends and unbundling legal services – a cautionary tale
On 9th February the Divisional Court handed down judgment in Ballard v SRA [2017] EWHC 164 (Admin) on an appeal from a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The appeal represent one of the so far few cases that deals with those solicitors providing unbundled legal services or acting as McKenzie friends.
14 February 2017
Let's fast-track solicitor discipline
The current long-winded system of disciplining solicitors is inefficient and costly and must not be allowed to survive much longer.