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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
28 April 2021
Dr Richard Freeman is struck off – but the saga for British Cycling continues
Dr Freeman, who was previously the chief doctor at both British Cycling and Team Sky has been found to have ordered testosterone patches “knowing or believing” they were for the purpose of improving athletic performance. In light of their findings, a Panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) held that Dr Freeman’s fitness to practise was impaired, and ordered that his name be erased from the General Medical Council (GMC) register.
28 April 2021
Guidance on cannabis-based medicinal products receives important clarification
In September 2020 we reported in our blog on the First NHS Prescription for a Child’s Cannabis Medicine that a challenge to the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) Guidelines on cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) was being brought by way of judicial review (JR) by the family of Charlie Hughes. It was reported earlier this week that the legal challenge has now been dropped, following an important ‘clarification’ of the NICE Guidelines.
1 April 2021
Rule 12 – when the Assistant Registrar’s decision not to refer an allegation against a doctor is not final
R (on the application of Young) v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 534 (Admin).
The material issue in this case was whether a second assistant registrar of the GMC (“AR2”) was right to decide that allegations should proceed, despite a decision previously made by an assistant registrar (“AR1”) that allegations should not proceed.
30 March 2021
BEIS White Paper on Audit Reform: Implications for Audit Firms and Auditors
In this first part of a two-part blog series, we focus on the implications particularly for mid-tier audit firms and auditors arising from the consultation (the “white paper”) published last week by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), entitled “Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance.” The consultation is open for responses until 8 July 2021.
30 March 2021
A review of the SRA's Upholding Professional Standards Report 2018/19
The SRA introduced a new assessment and early resolution process focusing on upfront engagement and delivering, where possible, earlier outcomes on concerns reported to it. Additionally, in February 2019, the SRA introduced a revised Enforcement Strategy, setting out its approach to enforcement and the factors it will take into account when considering whether regulatory action is needed.
