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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
20 June 2017
Accountant’s participation in a charity tax avoidance scheme leads to a 10 year ban by the Financial Reporting Council
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has banned and fined an ICAEW member for his role in a £46m tax avoidance scheme involving the Cup Trust. Mr Mehigan, who was a director of the corporate trustee of the charity, has been excluded from membership of ICAEW for 10 years.
14 June 2017
When are Disciplinary Tribunal Panels considered improperly influenced?
McCarthy v Bar Standards Board [2017] EWHC 969 (Admin)
6 June 2017
Private prosecutions and the shape of things to come
Criticism of charities’ right to prosecute alleged offenders is short-sighted and ignores the nature of justice, writes Melinka Berridge.
6 June 2017
An illustration of the GMC’s enhanced ability to protect the public
General Medical Council v Jagjivan [2017] EWHC 1247 (Admin)
6 June 2017
Manifesto watch: Health and social care regulation
Regulation in health and social care has seen significant change recently, culminating in the passing of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 in April of this year. Amongst other developments, the Act provides for the creation of an entirely new regulatory body (Social Work England), focused solely on the social work field. Whilst there are a number of other political hot potatoes dominating the headlines, in the last few days before the general election we take a look at what, if anything, the parties say about their plans for the health and social care regulation sphere.