News & Insights: Ben Rich

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Featured Update Newsletter

Welcome to this 2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Featured Update Newsletter Christopher Geering Editor Foreword…

Challenging Findings of Primary Fact and the Burden of Proof: Davies v NMC [2026] EWHC 1139 (Admin)

Davies v NMC is well worth a read for at least two reasons. First, it…

AI and the Challenge Faced by Regulators: R (on the application of BEA) v Staffordshire County Council [2026] EWHC 1190 (Admin)

The facts of R (Bea) are not relevant. Of interest, however, is an observation made…

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the 2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter for May Christopher Geering Editor Foreword…

No Need to Remit: NMC v Ibrahim [2025] EWCA 1631 (Admin)

Challenges to the facts on appeal are difficult at the best of times, and even…

The MPTS’s new all-encompassing hearings guidance is out and in force – Chris Gillespie and Ben Rich look at how it might work.

About a year ago, Chris Gillespie [CG] and me, Ben Rich [BR], wrote a pair…

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the summer edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter Christopher Geering Editor Foreword Welcome…

Husain v SRA [2025] EWHC 1170 (Admin): Antisemitism and Free Speech on the Middle East: The Limits on Comment for a Professional

It is not every High Court appeal where one of the advocates accuses the other…

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the spring edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter Christopher GeeringEditor Foreword Welcome to…

The assessment of credibility and sufficiency of reasons: an appeal on the facts: Hindle v NMC [2025] EWHC 373 (Admin)

For most of its history, the common law legal system has regarded live answers from…

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter Christopher GeeringEditor Foreword Welcome to…

Chair of the MPTS’ consultation on decision making and sanction banding: A sensible proposal

HHJ Deborah Taylor was a familiar face in the criminal courts where in recent years…

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher GeeringEditor Foreword Welcome to…

Parkin v Inner London East Coroner & Ors [2024] EWHC 744 (Admin) – The limits of Article 2

There is a sort of ritual dance done by those of us who practise in…

2 Hare Court Professional Discipline Newsletter

Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editors Foreword…

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