Posted inIssue 3 Regulatory

Dishonesty – Serious Professional Misconduct

Collen Nkomo v General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 2625 (Admin)  This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). The High Court dismissed an appeal of a locum general practitioner against the decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) erasing his name from the register of medical practitioners.  Background …
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Posted inIssue 3 Regulatory

The Death of the Right to Silence in Regulatory Proceedings?

Kuzmin v GMC [2019] EWHC 2129 (Admin)  Sanusi v GMC [2019] EWCA Civ 1172  This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). Two recent cases have important consequences for regulated professionals who fail to participate in regulatory hearings. In Kuzmin v GMC [2019] EWHC 2129 (Admin) the issue was…
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Posted inClinical negligence Issue 3

Expert Evidence – Do’s and Don’ts

ZZZ v Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1642 (QB)  This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). Following a car accident in 2011, XXX brought proceedings against ZZZ. The claim was settled for £3 million plus annual periodical payments. ZZZ then brought contribution proceedings against Yeovil…
November 1, 2019Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 3Tags:
Posted inIssue 2 Public

Interpretation of the Abortion Act 1967

R (On the Application of British Pregnancy Advisory Service) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2019] EWHC 1397 (Admin)  This article originally appeared in Issue 2 (July 2019). The court considered the meaning of the phrase "the pregnancy has not exceeded its twenty-fourth week" in section 1(1)(a)…
July 1, 2019Posted inIssue 2, Public
Posted inAbuse/Child Abuse Issue 2

The Supreme Court Rules on the Liability of Public Authorities

Poole Borough Council v GN (through his litigation friend ‘The Official Solicitor’) and another [2019] UKSC 25  The article originally appeared in Issue 2 (July 2019). In this judgment, handed down by Lord Reed in June 2019, the Supreme Court found that Poole Borough Council did not owe a duty…
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