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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
1 May 2018
A new framework for psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and counselling
Last month, the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) announced the latest phase of their joint collaboration; the creation of an education and practise framework for the counselling and psychotherapy professions.
1 May 2018
Dan Evans Return to Tennis: A Stark Reminder of the Career Ending Consequences of Recreational Drugs
Dan Evans was ranked 43 in the world when his tennis career came to an earth-shattering halt following his failed drug test at an ATP event in Barcelona where cocaine was found in his system.
25 April 2018
‘Enough is enough’ : IPCC delay found to be ‘extraordinary and indefensible’ in case against Sean Rigg officer
On 21 August 2008, Sean Rigg, a 40 year old black British musician and music producer, died following a cardiac arrest while in police custody at Brixton Police Station. Nearly 10 years later, the on-going investigation into Andrew Birks, one of the officers investigated as a result of the death, and the claimant in this case, has been labelled by the courts as ‘grossly inefficient’.
20 April 2018
Will the so-called ‘Prince of Darkness’ ring the changes for the HMCTS?
My Twitter feed is full, on a daily basis, with anecdotal evidence from fellow lawyers of significant failings in the courts system; defendants not being produced, court equipment not working, unacceptable delays in listing, etc. The ‘creaking and dysfunctional’ system described by Michael Gove in 2015 appears to persist.
20 April 2018
Private prosecutions for crimes against wildlife
Badger baiting and bat nest destruction, seal shooting and raptor persecution are just some of the wildlife crimes that are becoming increasingly common in the UK, according to the recent Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Wildlife Crime report. These cruel and grotesque acts include forcing badgers to fight with dogs for sport, or enabling the illegal trade of products harvested from CITES-listed species. Sadly, successful prosecutions for these offences may represent only a fraction of the number of atrocities committed.
