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Interim orders - a necessary evil?

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 10 2007

Over the last few years more and more professional regulatory bodies have developed disciplinary schemes which include the right to take action against a respondent professional before there has been any formal adjudication on the facts of a particular case

Mitigating evidence - why, when and what effect?

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 10 2007

When a professional is facing a disciplinary hearing, part of the defence preparation will relate to the kind of mitigation which can be put forward if the professional is found guilty of misconduct

Mallon v General Medical Council

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 28 2007

In March 2007, the Inner House of the Court of Session considered the first appeal heard in Scotland against a decision of a Fitness to Practise Panel of the GMC

Proportionality and the reputation of the profession

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 28 2007

In an appeal against a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, it was held that the Tribunal had been entitled to strike a solicitor off the roll in respect of his "abdication of responsibility"

Discussion - the composition of disciplinary panels

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 28 2007

In recent times in the discipline and regulation arena there has been much discussion as to the ideal composition of Panels entrusted to adjudicate upon the actions of professionals

Inadvertent v deliberate wrongdoing

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2007

In this case, a dentist was found guilty of serious professional misconduct for practising without professional indemnity cover in breach of regulatory requirements

Who pays the price of regulation? More costly for respondents than regulators?

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 11 2008

The question of how appropriately to fund professional disciplinary proceedings remains contentious