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The End of Leasehold Flats? A Breakdown of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Bill
Úna Campbell
11 May 2018
A nail-biting time for BACP as it awaits the outcome of the PSA’s annual review
In December 2016 the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) was criticised by the High Court for seeking to hold a hearing into a complaint that had already been determined by the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). See our previous blog, ‘Dogged and obstinate’ BACP prevented from proceeding to adjudicate on a complaint already disposed of by the UKCP, for the outcome of that case.
9 May 2018
What’s the buzz?
A recent investigation by The Daily Mail into the illegal supply of prescription only medicines (POMs), has led to the arrest of eight pharmacists.
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.
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.