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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
7 December 2017
Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline October - November 2017
Recent news relating to the General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA).
1 December 2017
A window into the impact of Ivey?
GMC v Krishnan [2017] EWHC 2892 (Admin)
On 20 November 2017, the Administrative Court handed down judgment in the first appeal concerning professional conduct since the landmark case of Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Limited (t/a Crockfords Club) [2017] UKSC 67. This case considers the test of ‘dishonesty’ in the regulatory sphere.
1 December 2017
SDT refuses solicitor’s application to terminate suspension
A solicitor that was suspended indefinitely by the SDT in 2005 has his application to lift suspension refused, despite practising as a lawyer abroad for 12 years.
George Babalola was indefinitely suspended by the SDT in 2005 for making claims for costs which were excessive, claiming disbursements on the basis of invoices bearing false and/or inaccurate signatures and making misleading representations to the Law Society’s investigation officer.
23 November 2017
Actions speak louder than words in respect of insight
McDermott v HCPC [2017] EWHC 2899 (Admin)
Hearing date: 7th November 2017
Before: Mrs Justice Yip
22 November 2017
The Wrong Crowd – Protecting Athletes from Prohibited Association
“WADA is increasingly of the belief that athletes do not dope alone, and that often there is a member of their entourage encouraging them to cheat”
Sir Craig Reedie, President, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)