Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a GP appealed against a decision of a Fitness to Practise Panel that his name be erased from the medical register after he retrospectively altered a patient’s medical records
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HSE appealed Court decision in fatal injuries claim
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Court of Appeal case in which the HSE appealed against a High Court decision that a husband’s fatal injuries claim arising from the death of his wife was not statute-barred
Decision on judge’s participation in negligence conference
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Supreme Court case that considered the circumstances in which a judge should or should not accede to an application to recuse themselves.
Nurse appealed removal from register
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court considered an appeal by a registered nurse against a decision of the Conduct and Competence Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council that her name should be struck off the register
Patient suffered stroke due to infective endocarditis
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a patient sued a general practitioner after he suffered an acute ischaemic stroke as a result of infective endocarditis
Biochemist provided false employment references
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Professional Standards Authority alleged that the sanction imposed on a hospital employee who knowingly provided false references on behalf of two individuals was unduly lenient
Pharmacist paid dearly for moments of folly
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a pharmacist appealed against a decision of the General Pharmaceutical Council to remove her name from the Register after she fraudulently obtained money from a department store.
The employment status dichotomy
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Labour Court decision in an appeal brought by a doctor against a decision of a Rights Commissioner under the Part Time Work legislation
Clinic challenged RCSI decision
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the Court considered an application from a private clinic to quash a decision of the RCSI that it was not entitled to CPD accreditation.
Minister appealed against High Court
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Court of Appeal case in which the Minister for Social Protection appealed against a decision that the Department had effectively adopted a fixed policy position certain of unquestionably endorsing assessors’ positions