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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
6 February 2020
Regulators had better get ready for partisan politicisation
With the next Labour leader likely to be a lawyer, it’s inevitable that watchdogs will be co-opted into political struggles.
31 January 2020
The latest call to resurrect plans to regulate talking therapies
In Jordan Dunbar’s recent vlog for the BBC, he highlights that there is no legislation to stop anyone from practising as a therapist, psychotherapist or counsellor in the UK.
18 December 2019
Is the FRC considering whether Sarbanes-Oxley should cross the waters?
The general election is now over, and Parliament has more time to deal with matters other than Brexit. The spotlight has therefore returned to corporate governance, with The Sunday Times reporting that the FRC is developing a “British version of Sarbanes-Oxley”. It reported that this would “heap more responsibility on to directors, asking them to vouch regularly for the integrity of their financial controls and – if passed into law in the UK – opening the possibility of criminal proceedings against chief executives and finance directors for reporting misleading statements to the market.”
12 December 2019
Tis’ the season…to comply with your professional obligations
With Christmas just around the corner, many of us will be inundated with festive events to kick off the season in style. Whilst this is an opportunity to indulge in mince pies, mulled wine and socialise with colleagues, remember that upholding the reputation of your profession remains a permanent state of affairs, and not an obligation which can be ‘relaxed’ simply because it’s Christmas.
12 December 2019
Coronation Street delves into the legal problems of the GP Good Samaritan
Coronation Street character Dr Ali Neeson recently found himself facing a clinical negligence claim following his failure to diagnose appendicitis.
