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Clearview AI ruling confirms UK GDPR applies beyond borders
Christopher Perrin
9 October 2014
Alastair Brett v Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) [2014] EWHC 2974 (Admin)
Times Newspapers solicitor partially successful in appeal of SDT finding that he allowed for allowing the court to be misled in relation to the real source of information obtained by hacking.
Judgement date: 23 July 2014
9 October 2014
Nursing and Midwifery Council v Wright [2014] EWHC 3078
High Court criticise on-going interim suspension order imposed on nurse, given that her case had been transferred to the Health Committee, who have no power to ultimately strike off.
Judgment date: 11 September 2014
26 September 2014
Regulators ask banks for better protection for whistleblowers…but can the Regulators maintain it?
Most will now be familiar with the proposals of the Financial Conduct Authority [“FCA”] and the Prudential Regulation Authority [“PRA”] which significantly change the way individuals working for UK banks, building societies, credit unions and PRA-designated investment firms are assessed and held accountable for the roles they perform. Embedded within the drive to encourage individuals to take greater responsibility for their own actions is a mirror obligation for individuals to take responsibility for their colleagues’ actions too.
11 August 2014
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – August 2014
Heath and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
On 01 August 2014, the HCPC published revised standards of education and training to reflect the new requirement that service uses and carers are involved in programmes approved by the regulator. It is hoped this involvement will help ensure that programmes are up to date with the expectations and experience of service users and carers and will ensure students gain wide ranging experience.
11 August 2014
Nursing and Midwifery Council v Devine [2014] EWHC 2541 (Admin)
High Court refuses application for extension of an interim suspension order due to lack of evidence of risk to public and undue delay in advancing to a final hearing of the matter.
Judgement date: 10 July 2014