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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
22 August 2016
High Court clarifies the position in relation to reliance on documents from previous investigations and/or the findings from previous investigations
Doris Enemuwe v Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) [2016] EWHC 1881 (Admin)
Judgement Date 26 July 2016
18 August 2016
Adverse employment disciplinary findings do not spell the end of your career
Professionals who have disciplinary findings made against them by their employer and who are subsequently referred to their regulatory body, often fear that this spells the end of their career. There can be a concern that the conduct committee of a regulatory body will simply adopt the decision made at local level and that the professional will inevitably be struck-off following a dismissal from a substantive post. However, as emphasised by the judgments referred to below, this need not be the case.
18 August 2016
Good communication is as important as a doctor's clinical skills
Kimmance v General Medical Council [2016] EWHC 1808 (Admin)
10 August 2016
What regulators regard as dishonest – more than you would think!
Of the ten dental professionals removed from the General Dental Council’s register in the first two months of this year, half were investigated over allegations of dishonesty and found to have behaved dishonestly in certain respects.
9 August 2016
Case Update: High Court remits case back to the General Dental Council’s Professional Conduct Committee to reconsider whether the erasure sanction imposed was proportionate
Nidal Abusara-Darwich v General Dental Council [2016] EWHC 1856 (Admin)
