14 September 2021 Blog Updated guidance on ordinary residence disputes Regular readers who have been following the ping pong of the section 117 ordinary residence disputes between Worcestershire and Swindon may be interested to know that the Department of Health and Social Care published updated statutory guidance on 27 August 2021..... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
14 September 2021 Blog Inquests, expert reports and litigation privilege In the matter of an application for Judicial Review by Linda Kercher and Carol Mitchell [2020] NICA 31, the first thing to say is that.... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
14 September 2021 Blog Levelling the playing field on vaccinations in the wider health and care sector A consultation has been launched on extending mandatory vaccination requirements beyond care homes to other health and care settings for Covid-19 but also for flu. The consultation ... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
13 September 2021 Blog Defamation: Dangers of social media and practical advice Rachael Somerset, a specialist in reputation management, spoke to Manchester Evening News about some practical advice that athletes (and anyone on social media for that matter) should heed before firing off a tweet. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
8 September 2021 Blog Regulating quality The Skills & Post-16 Education Bill was introduced to Parliament in the House of Lords and contains a range of provisions .... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 September 2021 Blog OfS prevent monitoring data The Office for Students has recently published Prevent monitoring data. Some emerging themes are ... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
7 September 2021 Blog Judicial review challenge of mandatory vaccinations in care homes As many commentators predicted, a judicial review challenge is shortly to be launched challenging the new Regulations (The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021), which come into force from 11 November 2021 requiring ... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
7 September 2021 Blog Update: Better Care Fund policy in 2021/2022 The recently outlined Better Care Fund policy framework sets out the conditions and funding for the BCF in 2021 to 2022. It is one of the Government’s national vehicles for driving health and social care integration, requiring .... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
2 September 2021 Blog Auxiliary aids and reasonable adjustments: a reminder from the EAT A recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal in relation to the third requirement (relating to auxiliary aids) compromised in the duty to make reasonable adjustments in the Equality Act 2010 may provide charity employers with a useful reminder of the existence of this requirement... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 September 2021 Blog Dismissal can be fair despite absence of appeal In a case with highly unusual facts, the EAT has upheld a tribunal’s ruling that the dismissal of an employee director had been fair, despite the failure to provide him with an opportunity to appeal... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
30 August 2021 Blog Building Safety Bill: Limitation extensions for the Defective Premises Act A number of charities are in the position of holding residential property affected by fire safety issues, especially in relation to cladding, and may be following the progress of the Building Safety Bill through Parliament... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
30 August 2021 Blog The importance of maintaining secrecy before filing for a patent Innovators developing new technologies have plenty to think about, and maintaining secrecy is not always top of the list. However, a recent case (Claydon Yield-O-Meter v Mzuri) shows how important it is to take care over this to avoid losing patent protection altogether... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read