31st May 2023Newsletters
Anyone who followed social media after the Covid 19 virus took over our lives in early 2020 will be depressingly familiar with the range of conspiracy theories that flourished in cyber-space. Users assertions included that the 19 virus did not exist, the ‘pandemic’ was a conspiracy brought about by the UK, Israel and America or […]
27th Mar 2023News
Z’s father was a senior social worker who was working with vulnerable adults. After it came to light that he had broken the mother’s hand causing permanent disability, verbally abused her in front of Z, and generally behaved in a threatening and coercive manner towards her, Social Work England started an investigation. As part of […]
21st Feb 2023Newsletters
Absent witnesses: how the former British Cycling and Team Sky Doctor lost the appeal against his doping erasure: Cycling has for many years been a sport marred by doping accusations, many of which have subsequently been proved or admitted. The latest chapter in this story concerns Dr Richard Freeman, formerly Team Doctor for both British […]
19th Jan 2023Newsflash
If you think the name Kuzmin is familiar you would be right. Dr Kuzmin has been involved in GMC proceedings since 2018, represented throughout by the doughty Mary O’Rourke KC. Apart from lengthy MPTS proceedings, the case has involved a High Court challenge leading to the conclusion that a Tribunal can draw an adverse inference from the […]
26th May 2022Newsletters
MM was a solicitor whose firm had a legal aid contract for mental health work. He needed to be reaccredited by the Law Society. The process required a partner/senior manager of the firm to sign the reaccreditation form and declare that the information was correct to the best of his knowledge, and that he had […]