On 1st October 2019 the new ‘Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019’ came into force. Long anticipated, these guidelines set out a roadmap for when the medical profession will be under a duty to notify a senior coroner of a death. A new set of written obligations with the force of law behind them may initially […]
Peter Lownds and Grace Forbes are appearing in a trial at Southwark Crown Court in which they represent a businessman accused of fraud and money laundering valued at over £1 million. The case concerns the selling of a US based investment product involving the lending of money to pay-day loan companies. Their client, who denies […]
Welcome to this Autumn edition of 2 Hare Court’s Business Crime Group newsletter; we hope that it finds you refreshed after a summer break. In this edition, Oliver Glasgow QC and Ben Rich discuss the first challenge to an Unexplained Wealth Order which was brought by Mrs Hajiyeva, who infamously spent £16 million in Harrods […]
The recent months have raised a broad range of different issues. Paul Renteurs looks at the high profile anti-doping case of Tyson Fury, and the fraught question of the burden of proof in such cases. Grace Forbes examines O’Connor v BSB and racial discrimination claims against a regulatory body. In respect of healthcare regulation, Andrew […]
Welcome to the Autumn edition of 2 Hare Court’s Professional Discipline Newsletter. The NMC’s long awaited legislative changes have now come into force. As Grace Forbes notes in her helpful summary, the Case Examiners’ flexible powers are likely to see a significant reduction in the number of cases being referred for a formal hearing. In […]