Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering & Ben Rich Editors Foreword Hello and welcome to a bumper Winter/Christmas edition of the 2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter. This edition starts with an issue that might seem a little obscure. We live in an era of remote hearings, so […]
BDA’s Annual Dento-Legal Study Day: Professional boundaries – have the regulators pushed them too far? Date: Friday 17 November 2023 Time: 09:30 – 16:30 Venue: BDA, LondonProgramme Join this BDA event alongside peers to explore key aspects of professionalism, and through a mix of lecture-based presentations, Q&A and group discussion understand how regulators approach their […]
Congratulations to Marios Lambis KC, winner of the Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Silk of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023. Marios Lambis KC has been undertaking professional discipline and regulatory work for all of his career. It is believed that he is the first barrister to specialise completely in Professional Discipline […]
Peter Lownds represented Dr A who was accused of multiple acts of dishonesty, surrounding both an application he made to a health care planning board committee and its subsequent investigation, and separate representations it was alleged he made about his arrangements for supervision and appraisal. During the proceedings, an additional allegation was made that Dr […]
Michael Rawlinson, on behalf of a serving police officer, has successfully resisted a Judicial Review claim brought by Cleveland Police. The case concerned a ‘misconduct only’ finding made against the officer following a police misconduct hearing. Cleveland Police sought to argue that the decision secured by Michael before the original misconduct panel (namely, that the […]
