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Incapacity Incongruity
Regulators encourage practitioners with a disability to participate in assessment and treatment with the hope that the practitioner can remain in practice. Correspondingly, practitioners with
Referencing Absolute and Conditional Discharges in the Public Register
Some regulators publish information about criminal findings against their members in a public register so that the public has access to this information. In fact,
Regulators Have No Vicarious Liability for Actions of Practitioners
The Courts have affirmed yet again that regulators are not vicariously liable for the conduct of the people they regulate. Vicarious liability is legal responsibility
Removing Information from the Public Register
There is increasing pressure on regulators to provide more information about practitioners who have engaged in behaviour of concern. As a result there is increasing
Criteria for Measuring a Successful Regulator
Last month the Professional Standards Authority of the UK published an update of the criteria it uses to assess the performance of the regulators it
Staying Discipline Orders During an Appeal
The question of whether a discipline order is stayed (or halted) when there is an appeal to court depends on the applicable statute. In Abrametz
Limits to Accommodating Self-Represented Practitioners
Courts are, justifiably, quite concerned about the plight of litigants appearing at hearings without legal assistance. Courts have imposed a number of duties on tribunals
Public Interest Litigation Against Investigators
Can the courts be used to effect change in the way that investigators conduct their inquiries? That issue is squarely raised in Williams v London
Holding Out
Unregistered persons can be creative in the use of language to describe themselves and their services. When there is a risk that members of the