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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
1 February 2016
FCA is to consult over whether the head of legal role falls within the Senior Managers’ Regime
The FCA this week acknowledged that there is considerable uncertainty as to whether an individual in charge of a firm’s legal function requires approval under the Senior Managers’ Regime. In order to clarify its position on this, it intends to consult. It has, however, provided reassurance to firms during the consultation process: firms which have sought to make decisions in good faith as to whether or not approval is needed will not need to change their approach, pending the outcome of the consultation.
19 January 2016
The PRA’s disapproval of a short-termist approach
The implications of adopting a “short-termism” approach for company decision makers have been highlighted in the PRA’s decision to prohibit two executives from the Co-Operative group.
12 January 2016
Case Update: High Court dismisses appeal by Barrister on the basis that the sanction imposed was entirely appropriate and proportionate
White v Bar Standards Board
[2015] EWHC 3583 (Admin)
Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judgement date: 21 December 2015
In this case, a barrister, Oliver White (‘W’) appealed to the Queen’s Bench Division against a three-month suspension imposed by the Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) of the Council of the Inns of Court on the basis that the sanction was manifestly excessive.
6 January 2016
Professional regulatory hearings - looking ahead to 2016
Corporate Crime analysis: Julie Norris, partner and head of the regulatory and professional disciplinary defence team at Kingsley Napley LLP, looks ahead to the likely developments in 2016 in the area of professional regulatory hearings.
6 January 2016
GMC rethink required on anonymous complaints
Doctors are right to be concerned about the statistics showing the number of anonymous complaints that result in the launch of GMC disciplinary investigations. It is not the investigation of anonymous complaints per se that is contentious from my point of view (as the GMC points out, a complaint should not automatically be dismissed because the identity of the complainant is unknown). My beef is more that such complaints are not presently dealt with in a wholly different way to complaints made by an identifiable complainant.
This article was first published via Pulse on 5 January 2016. (subscription required)