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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
9 January 2017
The Court confirms the importance of applying the correct guidance in respect of registration applications
Bhatia v General Medical Council [2016] EWHC 3221 (Admin)
On 15 November 2016, Mr Justice Edis considered an appeal in relation to the Registration Appeal Panel’s (RAP) refusal to grant full registration to Ms Bhatia (the appellant). The appeal centred on the interpretation of the appellant’s internship and patterns of experience in accordance with the GMC’s guidance.
9 January 2017
Legal Services Regulation in 2017 – 5 things to watch
It is customary at this time of year to make predictions. I suspect, given what happened in 2016, that would end in tears. Instead, I offer 5 issues to look out for during the course of the year. A sort of legal services regulatory bingo. Let’s see at the end of the year as to how many cropped up.
4 January 2017
The importance of staying within your field of expertise and having a properly constituted Panel
Squier v the General Medical Council [2016] EWHC 2739 (Admin)
3 January 2017
Restriction of an Investigating Committee’s powers to conduct an internal review of its decisions to issue warnings to registrants
DP v General Dental Council [2016] EWHC 3181 (QB)
This case concerns the Investigating Committee (IC) of the General Dental Council’s (GDC) new power to conduct an internal review of its own decisions to issue warnings to registrants. It considers whether this new power of review is restricted to warnings issued by the IC on or after 13 April 2016.
3 January 2017
To what extent is an appellate disciplinary tribunal entitled to interfere with a finding made by a panel of first instance when that finding is predicated on primarily hearsay evidence
Squire v Thames Valley Police & Anor (R. on the Application of) [2016] EWCA Civ 1315