General Medical Council v Hayat [2018] EWCA Civ 2796 It is perhaps all too common for a registrant to fail to attend his Fitness to Practise hearing. Frequently such non-attendance is justified by a sick note from a GP excusing him from attending work. In the High Court appeal of Hayat Lang J acceded to an appeal on […]
The complexities and care needed when prosecuting cases involving historic sex offences was brought to the fore this month in R v TF [2018] EWCA Crim 2823. The Court of Appeal emphasised the need for all those involved in the preparation and conduct of criminal trials to check that the charges on the indictment are […]
Just over six months on from Christine Perrin -v- The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2018] UKUT 0156 (TCC) the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (“the Upper Tribunal”) has revisited the issue of “reasonable excuse” in the decision of Timothy Raggatt QC -v- The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2018] UKUT 0412 […]
The Court of Appeal yesterday handed down a judgment dealing with the tricky issue of manslaughter following the Supreme Court’s decision in R v Jogee; Ruddock v The Queen [2016] UKSC 8. An appeal based on the concept of overwhelming supervening event was dismissed. Ali Tas had been acquitted of murder and convicted of manslaughter. […]
In a resounding defeat for the Serious Fraud Office the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Brian Leveson, has re-asserted orthodoxy in allowing ENRC’s appeal against the judgment of Andrews J in the High Court. The facts of the case will be well known to most readers. The Serious Fraud Office had sought a […]