9 February 2022 Blog Hidden harms, stifled voices: revisiting adult safeguarding practice Continuous professional development in adult safeguarding practice is essential and now more than ever, as many health and social work professionals will have seen an increase in referrals exacerbated by the pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 February 2022 Blog Student Sponsorship and International Education in the UK The student sponsorship system (and its predecessor the Tier 4 regime) has for several years formed part of the framework of measures and legislation which the Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration use to implement and oversee UK immigration controls... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 February 2022 Blog “Permanent” enhanced pay entitlement could not be defeated by fire and re-hire The High Court has granted an injunction to prevent Tesco from using fire and re-hire to change terms and conditions... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 February 2022 Blog Good Machine Learning Practice for medical devices We look at the Good Machine Learning Practice guidance for medical devices drawn up jointly by regulators in the US, Canada and the UK. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 February 2022 Blog Former Pimlico Plumber successful at last in £74,000 holiday pay claim Gary Smith's holiday pay claim against Pimlico Plumbers has finally succeeded at the Court of Appeal... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Mandatory vaccination U-turn: resetting the compass Health and care providers – and care homes in England - will be taking stock of the Government’s announcement that legislation requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment will be revoked... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Levelling Up White Paper published The Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper was published yesterday (2 February 2022), building on the Conservative Party’s 2019 election manifesto “..to use our post-Brexit freedoms to build prosperity and strengthen and level up every part of the country... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Dismissal can be fair even if misconduct is not “gross” A recent decision from the EAT explains why it can be fair to dismiss for misconduct even if it is not "gross"... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Update: the meaning of ordinary residence disputes for the purposes of section 117 aftercare Updated statutory guidance confirms the Department of Heath and Social Care's position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes pending the outcome of the Worcestershire case... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Court proceedings - simplifying proceedings Estates Gazette has recently published my article on the Court of Appeal’s judgment on simplifying complicated pleadings by extrapolation. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
3 February 2022 Blog Judicial Review and Courts Bill - Proposed changes to Judicial Review This blog focuses on the proposals for judicial review set out in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill. We’ll look at why the Government is proposing these changes and will focus on the current version of the Bill... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
28 January 2022 Blog Updated: operational guidance on vaccination of people working in care homes Updated operational guidance on Covid-19 vaccination of people working or deployed in care homes, with changes coming into force from April 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read