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Index for "6th edition, Chapter 9"

Apparent bias

Members of regulatory bodies may have different roles, including membership of the council or a committee which draws up a code of conduct and membership of a disciplinary committee. To what extent ar...

Composition of tribunal

The Northern Ireland High Court upheld a finding of a Conduct and Competence Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council after the complainant had argued that whilst dismissing two charges based on...

Independence and impartiality

The principles of independence and impartiality were restated by the ECtHR as follows: -- The Court recalls that in determining whether a body can be considered as “independent” – notably of the...

The composition of disciplinary tribunals

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal is of considerable significance as to the composition of professional disciplinary tribunals. -- In the case of Kaur, R (on the application of) v Institute of ...