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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
11 January 2018
CQC ratings to be extended to independent healthcare services
Following two recent consultations, the Department of Health (DoH) has announced that the CQC will be granted additional powers to rate more independent healthcare services including cosmetic surgery, online healthcare services, substance misuse and termination of pregnancy clinics, and other independent community health service providers.
2 January 2018
Has Fire Regulation in our Schools become lax?
In the wake of Dame Judith Hackitt’s interim report, a recent investigation conducted by ITV News Tyne Tees, (‘the investigation’) has found inconsistencies in how regularly schools around the region conduct fire risk assessments.
29 December 2017
High Court success for GMC after Medical Practitioners Tribunal fails to grapple with concerns about Doctor’s evidence
General Medical Council (GMC) v Lamming Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court), 18 December 2017 [2017] EWHC 3309 (Admin)
8 December 2017
The Business Case For Legal Ethics
The last few years have seen an increased interest in legal ethics in England and Wales. Frances Dingwall of Legal Risk has written an excellent book Cautionary Tales: Lessons in Ethics for Lawyers. Mena Ruparel and Richard Burnham have written a book published this year entitled: How to be an ethical solicitor. Tracey Calvert has written Ethics in Law Firms: a Practical Guide. For my part, I have written a Chapter on ethics for Cordery on Legal Services and an article for the May 2016 Edition of the Law Society’s Legal Compliance Bulletin entitled Legal Ethics 2.0.
