News & Events
News & Events
James Counsell KC and Fiona Horlick KC are due to be speaking at the ARDL 2nd Annual Conference 2022. This will be taking place on 30th September 2022 at the Museum of London. The Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL) is a leading membership body for those working in regulatory and disciplinary law. The association holds over a thousand members and they regularly hold seminars in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh. On 30th September they will be holding the ARDL 2nd Annual Conference 2022 at the Museum of London from 8:45am – 6:00pm. Outer Temple’s prestigious barristers James Counsell KC and Fiona Horlick KC will both be speaking at the conference along with Alexandra Felix KC from QEB Hollis Whiteman.…
Events, Disciplinary & Regulatory 21 Sep, 2022
Fiona Horlick QC recently appeared for a professional body in a Disciplinary Tribunal Panel Hearing, defending an application for costs made by the Respondent. The application was unique as the Panel had to consider whether it could, and if so, should award costs to a non party – the employer of the Respondent. Prior to the costs application, the Respondent had been charged with misconduct and the Respondent’s employer instructed a magic circle firm of solicitors. However, as new evidence had been received such that the professional body’s case was weakened, the professional body sought that the charge be dismissed by the Panel prior to it being heard at a Tribunal hearing. The Panel had to consider two principal issues:…
News 29 Mar, 2020
Alex Line has collaborated with Kingsley Napley on the first in a series of blogs looking into the systems and processes that should sit behind the resolution of student misconduct allegations in Universities. Alex is a leading barrister in education law and regulatory law and was invited to collaborate with Julie Norris, a Partner at Kingsley Napley on the subject of; Getting it right from the start: University policies for dealing with non-academic misconduct complaints. Together they looked at issues including: What happens when a complaint is made to a University about the conduct of a student or a member of academic staff?What should the procedures for the resolution of these complaints look like?How can all parties be reassured that such allegations…
