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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
27 March 2017
High Court reaffirms that a Registrant’s regulatory history is relevant and admissible at the impairment and sanction stages
Mirtorabi v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2017] EWHC 476
1 March 2017
This was an appeal to the High Court by Fariba Mirtorabi (the Registrant) against a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Conduct and Competence Committee (CCC) to strike her off the Register of nurses.
21 March 2017
Pregnancy test drug Primodos to be reviewed by UK regulator following discovery of files in state archive
It has been reported this week that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been asked to conduct a thorough review into the pregnancy drug Primodos, which is now the subject of huge media interest. Over the past 48 hours, news outlets have been awash with stories about new evidence unearthed in relation to the use of Primodos, any links its usage had with babies later born with significant birth defects and questions over whether a cover-up has occurred.
17 March 2017
In the line of fire - Fire Authorities can and will prosecute for fire safety failings
R (on the application of London Borough of Southwark) and London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and Health and Safety Executive [2016] EWHC 1701 (Admin)
8 March 2017
What is lack of integrity?
Newell-Austin v SRA [2017] EWHC 411 (Admin) is the latest case to deal with the question of what is lack of integrity and may finally put to rest the issues around the meaning of the phrase.
7 March 2017
CIPFA Disciplinary Committee swayed by mitigation
A recent decision by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Disciplinary Committee highlights the strength of mitigation evidence when the Panel are imposing a sanction.