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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
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)
13 November 2017
Bring back the fire certificate - RIBA calls for the FSO to be repealed
The Royal Institute of British Architects (“RIBA”) has called for the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (“FSO”) to be repealed and for the ‘re-introduction of mandatory fire certificates for designated premises based on independent inspections by the fire brigades.’ RIBA’s Expert Advisory Group on Fire Safety made the claim in their response to the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt.
8 November 2017
A recent reminder of the obligation to cooperate with an ICAEW investigation
The ICAEW has recently imposed a severe reprimand, £5000 fine and £3337 costs award on a member who failed to provide information requested by the ICAEW in accordance with a disciplinary investigation. This recent case serves as a reminder for members of accountancy bodies of the potential consequences of not cooperating with a disciplinary investigation by their regulator.