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The Office for Students has recently published Prevent monitoring data. Some emerging themes are ...

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 ...

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 ....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Professor Sean Smith of the University of Edinburgh has kindly written for us on the announcement earlier this week by the government of the postponement of the introduction of the new product testing regime...

Ahead of the Health and Care Bill entering Committee stage on Tuesday 7 September we discuss the future role of the Care Quality Commission in regulating ICSs – an issue that has yet to be clarified...

With less than 11 weeks left before new government regulations come into force on 11 November 2021 requiring care home staff and visiting professionals entering a CQC registered care home to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, unless they have a specified exemption...

As part of the response to the Grenfell fire tragedy, the Government has announced that the limitation period for bringing a claim under the Defective Premises Act (DPA) will be extended from 6 to 15 years...

According to a recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the third requirement (relating to auxiliary aids) compromised in the duty to make reasonable adjustments can often be overlooked...