Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editors Foreword Welcome to the 2 Hare Court Summer Newsletter. The new Medical Examiner and death certification system came into effect this week. I produce a summary of the key reforms. As for recent appellate decisions, Chris Gillespie considers to what extent a […]
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for 5 awards in the upcoming Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2024: Health and Safety Set of the Year 2024 Health and Safety Junior of the Year 2024 – Alexandra Tampakopoulos Professional Discipline Set of the Year 2024 Professional Discipline Junior of the Year […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editors Foreword Welcome to the latest 2 Hare Court newsletter. Andrew Colman discusses his recent success in the High Court in Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v General Pharmaceutical Council, Nazim Hussain Ali [2024] EWHC 577 (Admin) and reflects on the interplay between regulatory […]
Laura Stephenson acted for Dr A, an experienced Consultant, who faced allegations of sexually touching and harassing one patient and sexually harassing another. The Consultant had been investigated by the police in respect of one complaint and no charges had ever been brought against him. The case involved a number of defence requests for disclosure […]
The case involved a Metropolitan Police firearms officer accused of 15 allegations of gross misconduct. These included two allegations of sexual assault and a number of allegations of inappropriate sexualised communications involving a fellow officer. It was alleged that the accused officer’s actions, both individually and cumulatively, amounted to gross misconduct. At the conclusion of the Appropriate […]
