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Share plans and proprietary estoppel: be careful what you promise
Samuel Sherr
23 December 2015
Professional regulatory hearings - 2015 in review
Corporate Crime analysis: Julie Norris, partner and head of the regulatory and professional disciplinary defence team at Kingsley Napley LLP, looks at the most significant developments in 2015 in the area of professional regulatory hearings.
16 December 2015
Case update: A salutary reminder to regulated professionals and students on the use of social media
Ravindu Sahan Thilakawardhana v The Office of the Independent Adjudicator v The University of Leicester [2015] EWHC 3285 (Admin)
Before His Honour Judge Milwyn Jarman QC
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.