The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court decision which quashed the Medical Practitioners Tribunal’s (MPT) determination that the conduct of the doctor in question was not sexually motivated. Hannah Pilkington explores the two judgments in more detail.

The Court of Appeal clarified the different tests to be adopted by the court on an appeal by a medical practitioner and on an appeal by the GMC. Read more in our insight.

In Karim v GMC, the Reading ET has found that the GMC discriminated against Dr Karim on the grounds of his race. We explore the ET’s decision and the key takeaways from this landmark case, in our insight below.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its monetary penalty notice against British Airways (BA), in a sum of £20 million. We summarise the incident, the key points of the notice and what to take away.

Read the August 2020 edition of our newsletter, which reviews recent cases and examines key decisions from the last few months relevant to professional regulators.

A Scottish Court dismissed an appeal by a doctor who had been erased from the register after it was held that she had been dishonest in preparing an expert report that had numerous inaccuracies.

In General Medical Council v Saeed [2020] EWHC 830 (Admin), the Court allowed an appeal by the General Medical Council on the basis that a panel had failed to properly apply the Sanctions Guidance

The Court has held that it had been wrong for the General Medical Council (GMC) and registrant to agree to exclude a relevant Court of Appeal judgment from the bundle put before a panel on the question of sanction.

In Gupta v General Medical Council [2020] EWHC 38 (Admin), the Court struck out a doctor’s appeal on the basis that it had been brought out of time.

An Employment Tribunal has found that the claimant, who acted as a tribunal chair for the Nursing and Midwifery Council, had the employment status of a worker and was therefore entitled to holiday pay. We summarise the decision and what to take away.

The High Court quashed a police misconduct panel's decision to impose a final warning on an officer who has engaged in gross misconduct through racist comments and stereotyping following a judicial review. We summarise the decision and what to take away.

The Bar Standards have called for evidence and input in relation to its review of the BSB Handbook, which will be part of the BSB's Strategic Plan for 2019-2022.