Welcome to this inaugural edition of 2 Hare Court’s Private Prosecutions Group’s newsletter; we hope that it finds you refreshed after a summer break. In this edition: Oliver Glasgow QC and Lewis MacDonald write about the gathering of evidence with a view to bringing a private prosecution, suggesting that private prosecutors should have greater investigatory […]
The impact of GMC v Bawa-Garba continues to be felt throughout the healthcare sector. The Williams review looks set to reopen the debate on the proper approach to regulation. Lewis Macdonald considers whether the recommendations go far enough. Meanwhile Ben Rich analyses the appeal of Dr G Arunachalam v GMC: even repeated sexually inappropriate behaviour […]
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 […]
Following a fully contested two days hearing, Brian O’Neill QC and Sarah Przybylska have secured s.19 costs for their clients (two senior professionals) against a private prosecutor. The defendants had been accused of conspiracy to defraud in a private prosecution brought against them and another by the daughter of a client. Following successful representations the […]
Darren Osborne, prosecuted by Jonathan Rees QC and Sarah Przybylska, has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 43 years following his convictions for murder and attempted murder. Osborne drove a van into a group of people outside the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park last June, killing Makram Ali, 51, and injuring […]