When lawyers or doctors are
accused of professional misconduct or criminal activity, they need to be able to rely on trusted legal advice.
Marc Beaumont is a senior barrister, highly regarded for his leading practice defending
those accused of professional misconduct, especially barristers before BTAS, solicitors at the SDT and lawyers generally before the Legal Ombudsman.
Andrea has a successful track record in defending workers who have been
accused of professional misconduct or face criminal charges.
But if the individual clicks through to the result they will find this lawyer has never been
accused of professional misconduct.
Judy, you have so worried the «it's worse than we thought» crowd that they are
accusing you of professional misconduct and lying in your work, by among others the President of the USA.
Not exact matches
During the proceedings, Groia
accused prosecutors for the Ontario Securities Commission
of abuse
of process and
professional misconduct, largely over disclosure issues, said they were trying to convict his client «at all costs.»
«(i) that in matters
of personal conduct he would be subject to the hospital's general procedures and that in matters
of professional conduct he would be subject to a procedure agreed by the Local Negotiating Committee in respect
of medical practitioners; (ii) that he was
accused by the Trust
of personal and
professional misconduct; (iii) that because
of the nature
of the allegations made against him he was contractually entitled to a formal disciplinary hearing by a panel which included a clinician
of the same discipline as himself and a legally qualified chairman, before which he would have the benefit
of legal representation, if he so wished; (iv) that the disciplinary hearing which resulted in the findings
of misconduct was not conducted in accordance with the terms
of his contract
of employment because the panel did not include a clinician
of the same discipline as himself, nor a legally qualified chairman and because his request to be allowed legal representation was refused; (iv) that following the panel's findings he was dismissed for personal and
professional misconduct; (v) that if the proceedings had been carried out in accordance with his contract
of employment the panel would not have found that he was guilty
of personal and
professional misconduct and he would not have been dismissed; (vii) that because he was dismissed on the grounds
of personal and
professional misconduct (including dishonesty) he has been unable to find comparable alternative employment» [at para 10]:
When a doctor or other healthcare
professional is
accused of sexual
misconduct by a patient their first inclination is to either offer a check in settlement or simply rely on their reputation.
Disclosure is permissible in very limited cases including: (i) the written consent
of the client or the written consent
of the rightful owner
of the confidential information is obtained; (ii) an express court judgement ordered such disclosure is obtained and only to the extent needed by the court; or (iii) if the attorney, his partners or employees are
accused of a criminal charge or a civil claim arising from the relationship with the client or a negligence or
professional misconduct.