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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
9 February 2016
Case update: Dishonesty removes another doctor from the medical register
Dr Sathiyakeerthy Ariyanayagam v General Medical Council [2015] EWHC 3848 (Admin)
25 January 2016
Before Mr Justice Garnham
Dr Ariyanayagam (the Appellant) appeared before a Fitness to Practise Panel (the Panel) of the General Medical Council (GMC) in July 2015. The Panel concluded that the Appellant, in contravention of his contract of employment, was absent from work on 91 days, in the period of 2011 to 2013. It is of note that 18 dates advanced by the GMC were not found proven. The Panel went on to find that the Appellant’s forgoing actions were dishonest.
The Panel found current impairment, and struck the Appellant from the medical register.
3 February 2016
‘The Senior Managers’ Regime: the end of the ‘regulate/de-regulate’ cycle?
In recent times, the regulatory spotlight has been focussed strongly on the UK’s financial industry. The global financial crisis in 2008 not only caused turmoil in the markets and the world economy; it also led to many questions about regulation and accountability. Questions of who was responsible within banks; why did the regulators not step in; and how can such an event be prevented in the future were aired frequently.
This article was first published in the Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers Winter 2015/2016 Bulletin, and has been republished with the kind permission of the copyright owner.
3 February 2016
Case update: High Court reemphasises the significance of a finding of dishonesty against a professional by overturning Panel’s determination
This was an appeal to the High Court against the decision of a Fitness to Practice Panel (the Panel) of the General Medical Council in respect of a number of factual findings, including a finding of dishonesty, which had resulted in a direction for the appellant to be erased from the medical register.
2 February 2016
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – December 2015 - January 2016
NB: All information correct at time of publication and can be found on the individual regulator’s websites.
Recent news relating to the Bar Standards Board (BSB), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
2 February 2016
Case update: NMC Conduct and Competence Panel’s analysis of the credibility of witnesses is strongly criticised
Vasanta Marni Suddock v The Nursing and Midwifery Council [2015] EWHC 3612 (Admin)
The decision of Mrs Justice Andrews DBE in this appeal may make difficult reading for the Conduct and Competence Committee (CCC) which adjudicated upon this Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) case.