Tag: Misconduct

Major case clarifies liability of healthcare professionals for gross negligence manslaughter
The Court of Appeal has clarified the correct approach to the issue of reasonable foreseeability in gross negligence manslaughter cases, with implications for a vast number of regulated healthcare professionals.

the justice gap: High Court rejects doctors’ challenge over right to a fair trial in disciplinary cases
The justice gap blog have kindly re-posted a re-jigged version of my article about a legal challenge to the fairness […]

What are the consequences of failing to attend a professional disciplinary hearing?
Potentially disastrous. Especially if you are accused of dishonest conduct, according to the recent High Court case of Katharine Elizabeth […]

What a difference 2 days make…
2 March 2016: UK Supreme Court finds Morrisons responsible for racist abuse by a rogue employee and conclude that employers may […]

Breaking: UK Supreme Court extends vicarious liability in landmark judgment
The Supreme Court have shaken up the law of vicarious liability (again) in Mr A M Mohamud (in substitution for Mr […]

7 tips for the BBC investigation into Clarkson’s ‘punch’
He attracts adoration and loathing in roughly equal measure. Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension from Top Gear after allegations that he punched […]