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Clearview AI ruling confirms UK GDPR applies beyond borders
Christopher Perrin
7 August 2014
Professionals beware: your conduct outside of the office could be under regulatory scrutiny
If asked to answer truthfully, I am sure many professionals would, at some point, and to varying degrees, have acted in a way which was less than entirely honest. For most, this would have been an isolated event, which has long been put out of their minds. Few would have thought through the range of consequences of such an act; however, as a professional, acting dishonestly, or with a lack of integrity, could have wide-reaching consequences.
7 July 2014
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – July 2014
Recent news relating to Bar Standards Board (BSB), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Dental Council (GDC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
7 July 2014
Case Update: Professional Standards Authority v (1) Health and Care Professions Council (2) Mohammed Ghaffar
High Court gives guidance on dishonesty in cases before the Health and Care Professions Council’s Conduct and Competence Committee.
7 July 2014
Case update: Adu v General Medical Council [2014] EWHC 1946 (Admin)
High Court Judge recuses himself on basis that his consideration of the case may give rise to apparent or actual bias.
7 July 2014
Case update: Edwin Onovughakpor Goodwin v Health and Care Professions Council [2014] EWHC 1897 (Admin)
High Court dismissed Biomedical Scientist’s appeal, holding that the length of time from referral to hearing was not excessive and did not exceed the ‘reasonable time’ requirement in Article 6, given the complex nature of the investigations.