30th Mar 2021News
It is difficult to know where to start with Towuaghantse v GMC [2021] EWHC 681 (Admin). I will give you a briefest account of the facts in a moment, but potentially Mostyn J’s judgment in this case stands as authority for the following principles: The factual findings of a coroner, and any narrative conclusion, are […]
25th Feb 2021Newsletters
Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editor Foreword Welcome to the latest 2 Hare Court newsletter. The recent case of Bilta is the latest case dealing with remote hearings and is important reading for anyone making or resisting an application to hear a case in person. Ben Rich looks […]
6th Nov 2020News
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editor Foreword Welcome to the Autumn edition of the 2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter. Michael Rawlinson considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in W80 – in the context of regulatory proceedings, does the criminal or civil law of self-defence apply to […]
6th Aug 2020News
The poisoning of the former Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March 2018 was a truly shocking event. It was another throwback to the Cold War with the nerve agent, Novichok, playing the deadly role assumed by radioactive polonium in the 2006 assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in London. Mr […]
23rd Jun 2020News
Ben Rich represented Dr Awan, who a Tribunal found had a sexually motivated conversation with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl. He was suspended for 9 months. The GMC appealed against the sanction on the grounds that it was not enough to protect the public, in particular the reputation of the profession. The appeal […]
