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The power to admit and disregard hearsay evidence
The High Court granted judicial review of a decision reached by the Police Appeals Tribunal that a Detective Inspector was guilty of gross misconduct. The case provides interesting observations on hearsay evidence, its admission in disciplinary proceedings, and how both first instance and appeal tribunals should address the weight it should be given.
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Hearsay in disciplinary proceedings: ten things to remember
Razzaq v Financial Services Authority [2014] EWCA Civ 770, Lord Justice Vos (on appeal from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)Following a recent series of judgments outlining the boundaries
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Hearsay and Absent Defendants
Thorneycroft v NMC [2014[ EWHC 1565 (Admin), Andrew Thomas QC sitting as a judge of the High CourtThe High Court overturned the decision of a Conduct and Competence Committee ('CCC') based on the
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Hearsay: Two Recent Cases
Ward v NMC [2014] EWHC 1158; Njie v NMC [2014] EWHC 1279The High Court recently considered the admissibility of hearsay evidence in two appeals of decisions of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's
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White v the Nursing and Midwifery Council [2014] EWHC 520
QBD (Admin) (Mitting J), 11/02/2014In the recent case of White v the Nursing and Midwifery Council ("NMC") the High Court once again considered the issue of anonymous hearsay evidence and whether the