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Disciplinary action and suspension for misconduct: guidance from UK Court of Appeal

March 19, 2012 13:12

The Court of Appeal decision in Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust [2012] EWCA Civ 138 provides guidance as to the procedural standards required in misconduct cases in which dismissal is likely to impact on the employee's ability to pursue his/her chosen career. The...

Disciplinary action and suspension for misconduct: guidance from UK Court of Appeal

March 19, 2012 13:12

The Court of Appeal decision in Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust [2012] EWCA Civ 138 provides guidance as to the procedural standards required in misconduct cases in which dismissal is likely to impact on the employee's ability to pursue his/her chosen career. The...

Informing the Consumer (and the Industry)

Bill Stalter
August 20, 2011 15:01

The need for better preneed oversight is obvious, but regulators often lack resources and expertise. The state of Connecticut made headlines recently for the decision to make budget cuts by de-regulating the death care industry. Connecticut funeral directors challenged the decision, and the state...

The California Office of Administrative Hearings

Fredrick Ray
May 22, 2011 05:12

In California, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) hears all professional license discipline or denial cases, except for liquor license and attorney discipline hearings.  The same administrative court hears cases for such varied occupations as physicians, architects, dentists,...

Referendum 2011: Asking the experts

Kelley Jones King
January 12, 2011 04:39

There is a lot of information available about Referendum 2011 and we hope we have provided some materials that make the information easier to digest. Late last week, we received a question asking about a concern from some criminal defense lawyers that the proposed amendments, if passed, would turn...