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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
23 July 2020
Court confirms the importance of clear communication in student proceedings
R (on application of AW) v St George’s, University of London [2020] EWHC 1647 (Admin)
16 July 2020
Audit reviews: the process, pitfalls and published themes
Audit is more in the spotlight than ever. The financial news pages seem to have a constant stream of stories about corporate collapses, with the inevitable commentary about how the auditor of the collapsed entity is likely to face a regulatory investigation.
9 July 2020
“Regulation beyond the echo chambers”: who is listening?
Professor Stephen Mayson’s ‘Reforming Legal Services: Regulation beyond the echo chambers’ report has now been submitted to the Lord Chancellor as the final product of a two-year independent review into the regulation of legal services in England and Wales.
8 July 2020
Can one regulator investigate conduct associated with a Registrant’s other profession?
In this case the High Court considered the issue of whether the General Medical Council (GMC) could investigate the conduct of a doctor even though the conduct related to the Registrant’s work in his role as a solicitor.
6 July 2020
The Financial Reporting Council announces its plans for the ‘Big Four’ to ring-fence their audit practices
Following a number of high-profile corporate collapses in the last few years, audit quality has been the subject of intense regulatory focus. In recent times, significant changes to audit regulation were proposed by Sir John Kingman; the CMA made recommendations around ‘operational split’; and, late last year, Sir Donald Brydon endorsed the CMA’s suggested approach in recommending the formation of a separate audit industry with its own governing principles.