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Quashing the findings of a Fitness to Practise Panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, his Lordship observed that as the panel was confronted by two witnesses who gave diametrically opposed accounts, it needed to carry out a careful and…
Where no good reason had been shown for failure to conclude a case against a nurse in respect of allegations in the period 2019 and 2022, and where the regulator had not satisfied the burden of proving that a continuation…
The High Court of Northern Ireland appeal of Wylie v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2026] NIKB 35 arguably reached a new low for a regulatory body which has been overturned and criticised so often in the senior courts, and which…
The law does not impose a duty of care on investigators or statutory regulators, held the Court of Appeal: Suresh & Ors v General Medical Council [2026] EWCA Civ 955 The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, Bean VP,…
The findings of a Nursing & Midwifery Fitness to Practise Panel which resulted in the striking-off of a nurse with 40 years’ experience, including 20 years in intensive care nursing, were set aside by the Administrative Court: Davies v The…
When considering the correct interpretation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority Principles 2011, the Court of Appeal agreed with the Divisional Court in Leigh Day[1]when they rejected the suggestion that there was a set standard of seriousness or culpability for the…
The principal point at issue in this second appeal was whether a statutory appeal by a doctor against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) was out of time and, if it was, whether time could and should be…
In this second appeal the Court considered the meaning of carrying on the conduct of litigation, acts that actually constitute conducting litigation and, finally, whether the law centres’ model is contrary to the 2007 Legal Services Act: Chartered Institute of…
On an appeal by a solicitor against findings and sanction of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, the Administrative Court was asked to determine, amongst other things, whether an enhanced standard of proof was required in order to make a finding of…
On appeal by the Professional Standards Authority, it was alleged that the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s under-prosecution of a nurse was compounded by an error in its Fitness to Practise Panel’s approach to a half-time submission: The Professional Standards Authority…