Veterinary Profession in UK Law
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Dr John Alan Walker v The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
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The correctness of veterinary certificates is also a matter of importance, and can in some contexts bear on animal and indeed human health. The RCVS's Guide to Professional Conduct (2002 edition) underlines the obvious need for truthfulness and accuracy, in the interests of both clients and third parties. Deterrence is an important consideration, but it must be deterrence in the light of the particular circumstances of the offence to which any deterrent sanction is directed.
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R (Zoolife International Ltd) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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In my view, these statements show clearly that academic issues cannot and should not be determined by courts unless there are exceptional circumstances such as where two conditions are satisfied in the type of application now before the court.
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Kirk v Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
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Thus both the College and the practitioner may adduce evidence about the underlying facts upon which the conviction is based, provided that the facts which such evidence is relevant to prove are not inconsistent with the finding that the respondent was guilty of the offence. What the practitioner cannot do is to relitigate the conviction before the Committee.
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Prestcold (Central) Ltd v Minister of Labour
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Some expressions in common use in documents dealing with legalrights or obligations acquire in a legal context a special meaning different from, or more precise than, their meaning in common speech — they become "terms of art". Again, the habit of a legal draft scan is to eschew synonyms. He uses the same words throughout the document to express the same thing or concept, and consequently if he uses different words the presumption is that A he means a different thing or concept.
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Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd v The Comptroller-General of Patents
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We consider that Neurim's arguments are not only tenable: in our view they are right. Many kinds of valuable pharmaceutical research will not get the encouragement or reward they deserve if they are not. Pharmaceutical research is not confined to looking for new active compounds. New formulations of old active substances are often sought. Most are unpatentable but from time to time a real invention is made and patented.
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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons v Samuel
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Section 16 (1)(a) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 provides that if a registered veterinary surgeon is convicted in the United Kingdom or elsewhere of a criminal offence which, in the opinion of the Disciplinary Committee, renders him unfit to practise veterinary surgery, the Committee may, if they think fit, direct that his name shall be removed from the register.
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
... . . Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 1966 CHAPTER 36 . An Act to make fresh provision for the management of the veterinary profession, for the registration of veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners, for regulating their professional education and professional conduct and ......
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The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
...... to be treated as a national of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the EU Treaties and who was seeking access to, or was pursuing, the profession of veterinary surgeon by virtue of an enforceable EU right, or . (c) a person who on the day before exit day was not a national of a relevant ......
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The Veterinary Surgeons' Qualifications (European Recognition and Knowledge of Language) Regulations 2015
...... to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations( 2). These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears ......
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The Veterinary Surgeons' Qualifications (Recognition) (Switzerland and Croatia) Regulations 2013
...... to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations2, in exercise of the powers conferred by that provision, makes the following Regulations:. S-1. Citation and commencementCitation and ......
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Electronic communication in Africa — the promotion of animal health information dissemination
There are few veterinary libraries or information centres in sub‐Saharan Africa, on average one to two per country. This scarcity makes cooperation all the more vital. For successful cooperation, e.........van der Westhuizen Librarian, Veterinary Science Library, Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria, ... we in turn are able to an-swer on the listservs we promote our professional reputation as an efficient provider of wildlife information in ......
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Of cattle, farmers, veterinarians and the World Bank: The political economy of veterinary services privatization in Cameroun
This article relates how the World Bank makes reform decisions in a particular economic sector and country. It highlights some of the key issues pertaining to the privatization of livestock veterin.........Moreover, the bulk of veterinary services delivery could be provided by paraprofessionals (nurses) rather than full veterinarians in order to reduce costs even further (Leonard, 1993b). A ‘private’ system of ......
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A study of Veterinary Scholars’ Perception of MOOCs
Purpose: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a currently trending e-learning platform that presumably attract thousands of participants because of boundless participation, are open to any perso.........Thereare numerousMOOCs offering online, contactor blended interventions in veterinary science and animalhealth that affordprofessionalsquick and easy options to obtain credentials, including coursesin pharmacology and toxicology,practice management, veterinary and para-veterinary ......
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One Body of Evidence, Three Different Policies: Bovine Tuberculosis Policy in Britain
Bovine tuberculosis is an intractable policy problem characterised by conflict. Devolution offers the possibility of significant policy variation within Great Britain and bovine tuberculosis has se......... in preventing the spread of the disease and that veterinary advice was that culling of ... over several years of inten- sive culling by professional staff and even then at the cost of increasing incidence of ......
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Changing Standards The Standard Of Proof In Lawyers' Disciplinary Proceedings
...... others regulated by the BSB, face disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct. Subject to approval from the Legal Services Board (LSB), the ... utilising the civil standard, along with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. However, there remains a significant body of opinion within ......
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Vet Who Carried Out A Pre-Purchase Examination Of A Horse Was Not Negligent In Failing To Make A Written Record
... Blass v Randall [2008] EWHC 107 (QB). The facts: D was a veterinary surgeon who had arranged for a. horse to undergo surgery to its legs. ...It. sought to raise awareness and improve professional standards. However the judge accepted that the best practice in any. ......
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SDT Consultation On Standard Of Proof In Lawyers' Disciplinary Proceedings
...... that the civil standard of proof be applied across all legal professions; the case of The Solicitors Regulation Authority v Solicitors ...(Indeed, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons will now be the only other professional regulator in England and ......
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An End To The Criminal Standard Of Proof In Professional Oversight? It's Beyond Reasonable Doubt
......But there are still a small number of regulators yet to make a change. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires that a committee is "satisfied to the highest civil standard of proof, so that it is sure" which is, in effect, the same as ......