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On Monday 25 April 2022 a motion was passed in the House of Commons to “carry over” the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to the next session of Parliament...

In a new decision, a High Court judge has made a series of very powerful observations about the conduct of Manchester City Council and an NHS Trust regarding the placement of a young teenager with autistic spectrum disorder and learning disability...

New guidance from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority will support contracting authorities to start conversations with stakeholders in preparation for PFI expiry...

In early April 2022, UK Sport – the body responsible for allocating Government and National Lottery funds across the high-performance sporting system in the UK – announced the launch of ‘Sport Integrity’, an independent disclosure and complaints service for Olympic and Paralympic sport.

In February 2022 the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) published its practical guidance “Preparing for PFI contract expiry”. Simple arithmetic tells us that lots of projects will start expiring over the next few years.

New guidance for employers on living with COVID has been published...

The NEC has just produced a new X29 Option clause for consultation, aimed at providing a contractual mechanism to reduce the impact of works on climate change.

In the first of a series of articles from LaingBuisson's Healthcare Markets UK journal, Stephen King explores the Paterson inquiry recommendations...

The High Court’s decision in Lee v Assistant Coroner for County Durham and Chief Constable of Durham concerns an application to bring judicial review proceedings...

New government green paper on the future of SEND and its plans to 'level up' opportunities for children and young people...

From 1 April Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20 on the social value model and net zero emissions will extend to the commissioning and purchase of goods and services by NHS organisations...

The war in Ukraine is impacting the UK construction industry. Here are two things you should be aware of.