Our case law updater team comprises Joseph Sinclair and Rachel Pain. Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care…
A recent decision of the High Court highlights the importance of interrogating potential panel conflicts fully in the final hearing,…
Anthony James persuaded a panel of the HCPC Conduct and Competence Committee that there was no case to answer in…
Shekyena, instructed by Thompsons Solicitors, successfully persuaded the Conduct and Competence Committee of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)…
Anthony James considers the problems caused by the particular nature of regulatory cases which seem to attract opinion evidence. In…
Background as per the Judgment The Registrant was registered as a social worker and permanently employed by SCC in its…
Jim was instructed to act for a registrant before the NMC Fitness to Practise Committee at a final hearing regarding…
Midwife X’s fitness to practise was alleged by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) to be impaired by reason of…
In this series, Sebastian Winnett identifies some of the common pitfalls which those prosecuting and defending in the Regulatory sphere should expect…
Tom Edwards looks at the impact of the shift from Joint Enterprise to Common Purpose in the five years since…
Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…
Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…