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Share plans and proprietary estoppel: be careful what you promise
Samuel Sherr
19 December 2016
On the first day of Christmas my client gave to me...
It’s the time of year for exchanging gifts with friends and family and showing our gratitude for what we others have done for us. It is also the time when clients or patients often reflect on the work that a professional has done for them and bestow an expression of their gratitude. Whilst it is flattering to receive a token of appreciation for your hard work, it remains important for professionals to be cautious before accepting a client’s gift.
It may seem trivial, but it is essential that accepting a gift does not breach a professional code or standard or otherwise influence impartiality and professional judgment.
16 December 2016
‘Dogged and obstinate’ BACP prevented from proceeding to adjudicate on a complaint already disposed of by the UKCP
In The Queen on the application of Vesna Mandic-Bozic v British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy [2016] EWHC 3134 (Admin), the BACP was criticised by the High Court for its approach to dealing with a complaint against a member and prohibited from adjudicating upon it as it had already been authoritatively dealt with by the UKCP
12 December 2016
Case Summary: Appeal allowed against sanction – court states that a committee should take into account the time spent by a registrant suspended under an interim suspension order
Nicolinka Gancheva Kamberova -V- The Nursing And Midwifery Council [2016] EWCA Crim 2955
9 December 2016
Families affected by Glasgow bin lorry tragedy refused leave to mount a private prosecution
A year ago we observed that the families of the deceased had expressed a firm intention to mount a private prosecution in the wake of the findings from the Fatal Accident Inquiry. Earlier today, those families were told that they cannot launch private prosecutions.
9 December 2016
Does recent guidance set clearer parameters for taxation loopholes?
Private Client analysis: The UK’s accountancy and tax bodies’ latest guidance to tax advisers and agents, particularly in relation to avoidance schemes, is examined by Julie Matheson, a partner in the regulatory team at Kingsley Napley who specialises in financial regulation.
