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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
26 August 2021
School exclusions – what you need to know
Being excluded from school can be a distressing and difficult time for both the student and their parents/carers. The process can be daunting for families, thereby requiring independent and pragmatic advice. This blog explains the types of school exclusion and how it differs between state and independent schools.
26 August 2021
New research on the impact of the Dr Bawa-Garba case on doctors’ professional behaviours and trust and confidence in the General Medical Council (GMC)
New research published in the British Medical Journal, BMJ Open, suggests doctors’ professional behaviours relating to self-reflective practice and raising concerns may be more likely to be influenced by their work environment and intrinsic principles of self-regulation and professionalism, rather than by extrinsic factors such as their obligations to comply with defined behaviours prescribed and monitored by the GMC, or the GMC’s handling of high-profile disciplinary cases.
26 August 2021
Swift v Carpenter: and another thing…
Much has been said about the 2020 Court of Appeal judgment in Swift dealing with the disputed method by which claims for the cost of special accommodation following severe injuries are calculated, and rightly so; it was a privilege for one of the authors of this article to work on a case of such wide application and with such benefit for so many Claimants.
20 August 2021
The Financial Reporting Council’s Audit Enforcement Procedure is changing – your chance to have your say
The Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) recently announced that it is intending to amend the Audit Enforcement Procedure (“AEP”) and is consulting on the proposed amendments.
With the consultation open until 7 October 2021, now is the chance for statutory auditors, audit firms, regulatory bodies and professional associations to have a say in what audit enforcement will look like over the coming years.
5 August 2021
The FRC’s Annual Enforcement Review 2021: key trends and future concerns
The Financial Reporting Council (the ‘FRC’) has published its Annual Enforcement Review 2021 (the ‘review’). We highlight the key trends in relation to the Enforcement Division’s activities during the past year, observations in relation to the FRC’s adoption of constructive engagement as a means of early resolution of matters, trends regarding sanctions imposed by the FRC, and priority areas of concern identified by the FRC, which are likely to impact its enforcement work over the coming year.
