HHJ Deborah Taylor was a familiar face in the criminal courts where in recent years…
There is much to be commended in the thinking behind the draft guidelines, in particular…
In this recent case, in which I acted for the applicant, the SDT lifted an…
As regular readers of this newsletter may recollect, exactly 12 months ago Ben Rich and…
Over the last decade or so there has been an increasing recognition by healthcare professional…
In GMC v Dugboyele, Murray J overturned a decision by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“the…
The Court of Session has again declined to interfere with the findings of the Medical…
Does the time spent on an immediate suspension order count as part of the overall…
The appellant was convicted after trial of assisting a non-UK person to mutilate overseas a…
On 15th June 2023, the Appellant was sentenced to the statutory minimum sentence of 5…
The Court of Appeal has clarified the correct approach to trial management and the (mis)application…
Res gestae is most often used in summary cases involving domestic allegations where the complainant…
Ronan Hughes pleaded guilty to 39 offences of manslaughter and one offence of conspiring to…
Until 9 September 2024, a medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) could be issued…
Dutta is a well-known name in professional discipline. In this more recent Dutta the High…