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Clearview AI ruling confirms UK GDPR applies beyond borders
Christopher Perrin
10 February 2015
Case Update: Court Of Appeal orders rehearing following non disclosure of witness statement by the BSB
McCarthy v Visitors to the Inns of Court and Bar Standards Board [2015] EWCA Civ 12
Judgment date 20th January 2015
This case was an appeal to the Court of Appeal of the High Court’s decision not to quash the decision of the Visitors of the Inns of Court to uphold a decision of the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) in finding a barrister (DM) guilty of misconduct and disbarring him.
29 January 2015
Case Update: High Court consider the obligations of architects when carrying out work under the Party Wall Act 1996
Woodman-Smith v Architects Registration Board [2014] EWHC 3639 (Admin)
In dismissing an appeal against the decision of a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) of the Architect’s Registration Board, the High Court consider the obligations of architects when carrying out work under the Party Wall Act 1996.
29 January 2015
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – December 2014 - January 2015
Recent news relating to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Dental Council (GDC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
29 January 2015
Case Update: The final word on hearsay evidence in criminal trials?
Horncastle And Others v The United Kingdom, ECHR 16-Dec-2014
The ECHR has held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 6 (1) and (3), namely the right to a fair trial and right to obtain attendance and examination of witnesses, of the European Convention on Human Rights in the trials of the four applicants in this case.
22 January 2015
Case Update: Determination of Fitness to Practise Panel to proceed in practitioner’s absence quashed on appeal
Dr Olufemi Adeyinka Adeogba v General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 3872 (Admin).
The Appellant (A) faced fitness to practise proceedings before the General Medical Council. He had engaged with an Interim Order determination in February 2012 but thereafter had not responded to correspondence dealing with case management issues in the run-up to the final hearing. 28 days’ notice of the final hearing was given in accordance with the Rules via post to A’s registered address in Germany (which was returned as undeliverable) and via email. He did not respond and did not attend the final hearing. An application was made to proceed in his absence, which was granted. The hearing continued and the Panel went on to order his erasure from the medical register. A then contended, on receiving notice of this decision, that he had not in fact been aware of the hearing.