Overview

This alert includes a discussion of the following cases:
• Dr Southall v General Medical Council
• Chikwendu Uruakpa v General Medical Council
• Sandler v General Medical Council
• Solicitors Regulation Authority v Parwan Vikram Sharma
It also includes an extensive regulatory news update, covering topics including:

• The voting members of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland and the Institute of Actuaries voting in favour of resolutions to merge the organisations to form the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

• The Care Quality Commission’s recently announced plans to work closely with the adult social care sector to develop a new system to replace quality ratings for registered social care services

• The General Medical Council’s new end of life care guidance for doctors

• The Legal Services Board announcement that all ‘approved regulators’ (eight bodies, including the Law Society and Bar Council) must ensure that the lawyers they regulate provide clear information to their clients both of their right to complain about the service they receive and the process for doing so

• Amendments to the Legal Services Act 2007, which provide new powers to enable the Solicitors Regulation Authority to impose a written rebuke and/or penalty of up to £2000 if a finding of breach of regulatory obligations or professional misconduct is made.

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