Friday, June 10, 2016

Bulletin: Jane Ireland (psychologist); UK: Major Development: (Good News; HL); The entire discipline case against her - after complaints were made about a study published in 2012 in which she claimed one in five expert witnesses in the family courts were not suitably qualified - has been dismissed..."She was accused of reaching conclusions that were not justified by the data and of threatening fellow psychologists with legal action if they did not withdraw complaints. But the panel dismissed the entire case against her."Lancashire Evening Post


"Professor Jane Ireland was called to appear before the Health and Care Professions Council after complaints were made about a study published in 2012 in which she claimed one in five expert witnesses were not suitably qualified. She was accused of reaching conclusions that were not justified by the data and of threatening fellow psychologists with legal action if they did not withdraw complaints. But the panel dismissed the entire case against her."

http://www.lep.co.uk/your-lancashire/preston/case-against-uclan-psychologist-scrapped-1-7957252