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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
1 March 2012
E-Regulator: McCarthy v Bar Standards Board, Visitors to the Inns of Court, 25 January 2012
Rule 7(1)(a) of the Disciplinary Hearing Rules requiring evidence to be served does include statements of witnesses and the withholding of statements to prevent a registrant ‘tempering’ his evidence around the statement is ‘unacceptable’.
1 March 2012
E-Regulator: Leathley v Bar Standards Board, Queens Bench Division, 20 January 2012
The payment of fees and expenses and the provision of training and guidance to Panel Members by the ‘regulator’ does not give rise to an appearance of bias.
1 March 2012
E-Regulator: Uddin v General Medical Council [2012] QBD (Admin)
A fitness to practise panel of the General Medical Council (GMC) were entitled to take into account findings it had made at the impairment stage of a fitness to practise hearing when considering the issue of sanction.
1 March 2012
The E-Regulator: Adeeko v Solicitors Regulation Authority, Divisional Court
Is an 18 month suspension order appropriate for failing to keep books of account properly written up?
15 February 2012
The Regulator: Tredinnick v The General Teaching Council for Scotland [2012] CSIH 21
An appeal against a finding of misconduct by disciplinary sub-committee of the GTCS was unsuccessful where a teacher, although unrepresented, could have participated effectively in proceedings and where the GTCS has no means of compelling witnesses to attend on his behalf.