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Prosecution of man for murder of elderly neighbour

Brian O’Neill QC has successfully prosecuted Raymond Sykes for the murder of his 82 years’…

Do Tom Hayes’ confiscation proceedings reveal a softening approach towards defendants by the Courts?

Former UBS and Citi Bank trader Tom Hayes, the only person to be found guilty…

A New Approach to Expert Evidence?

The Supreme Court has reviewed the law on expert evidence in Kennedy v Cordia (Services)…

Changes to Dental Regulation: what does the future hold?

A review of dental over-regulation seems to herald a new system of self-regulation which will…

Death in State Detention?

Recent developments in relation to inquests concerning deaths in care homes and hospitals. When a…

O v NMC [2015] EWHC 2949

The issue of a registrant’s suitability to remain on the register cannot be decided without…

PSA v GMC and Igwilo [2016] EWHC 524 (Admin)

The PSA’s latest case is a helpful reminder that dishonesty covers a broad range of…

R (on the application of Sheila Adam) v the General Medical Council [2015] EWHC 3378: separating the ‘managerial’ from the ‘clinical’

A distinction must be drawn between a doctor’s management, as opposed to clinical, decisions When…

Changes at the GMC: What you need to know

On 31 December 2015 substantial changes to the GMC’s Fitness to Practise Rules (“the Rules”)…

The GMC’s New Sanctions Guidance: more detail but no improvement

The GMC’s love of superfluous guidance continues unabated. Like a barrister’s speech, Sanctions Guidance is…

Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules

On Monday 4th April 2016 the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 will be amended by the…

Transgender carer found guilty of murdering her MS-Suffering father

Jonathan Rees QC secured the conviction of Claire Darbyshire. She was found guilty of murdering her…

Condemnation – The Harsh Reality

There has been much criticism of the unhappy mismatch between the jurisdictions of the Magistrates…

The CMA in 2016: sights set by senior lawyer

Sarah Cardell, CMA General Counsel, has issued a robust statement of the CMA’s intentions in…

EU Commission’s Action Plan on Terrorist Financing: a further step up in the Labyrinth

In February, the European Commission published its “Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist…

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