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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
9 December 2015
Using private prosecutions against dishonest employees - an alternative to dismissal that could deter repeat offending
Workplaces can present some unscrupulous employees with the opportunity to commit crimes, ranging from the theft of company property or colleagues’ belongings, to false expenses claims or fraud against valued clients. All these acts involve dishonesty and a gross breach of trust.
This article was first published in People Management in December 2015.
9 December 2015
Glasgow bin lorry tragedy – families express firm intention to mount a private prosecution in the wake of the findings from the Fatal Accident Inquiry
We recently considered the tragic events of the Glasgow Bin Lorry incident where six people died and 15 more were injured on 22 December 2014. At that time the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) was ongoing and we looked at some of the hurdles the families of the deceased would need to overcome to commence a private prosecution against the driver of the Bin Lorry, Harry Clarke.
8 December 2015
Case update: High court confirms duty on Registrants to notify NMC of change of address for service of documents
R. (on the application of Wright) v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2015] EWHC 3102 (Admin)
Karen Wright (“W”) appealed to the High Court against a decision of a Conduct and Competence Committee (“the Committee”) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (“NMC”) dated 5 February 2015. The Committee determined that W’s fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and W was struck off the NMC’s register as a result. At the time of the appeal W was a registered nurse who was employed by a National Health Service Trust in the West Midlands from 2001 to 2012. The facts of the misconduct alleged, and found proved, are not pertinent for the purposes of this case commentary, as the key issue was of service upon the Registrant.
7 December 2015
Director of Public Prosecutions stops private prosecution for sex-selective abortion
On 1 December 2015 campaigner Aisling Hubert made an application for judicial review over the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP’s) decision not to prosecute two doctors who were filmed offering to carry out abortions based on the children’s gender.
7 December 2015
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – October - November 2015
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).
