29 March 2021 Blog Supreme Court signals bold new approach to equal pay litigation Asda's final appeal against the employment tribunal’s ruling on the issue of comparators has now been dismissed by the Supreme Court... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 March 2021 Blog Update: Liberty Protection Safeguards implementation On 26 March the Department of Health and Social Care published their latest LPS update. So we now have further information on the progress of the draft Code of Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
29 March 2021 Blog Au revoir coronavirus Care Act easements From today, 29 March 2021, lockdown regulations will replaced by a new set of regulations (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 which will bring into force the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 March 2021 Blog Driving legal structure for autonomous vehicles Around the world, autonomous vehicles are being developed and tested, different business models and use cases analysed, and connection systems created... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
25 March 2021 Blog UK meat industry report on main issues & costs of supply after Brexit A Brexit impact report for the UK meat industry has been prepared by The British Meat Processors Association... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 March 2021 Blog Reporting Energy Use & Emissions and Making Voluntary Environmental Carbon Claims The UK government/Defra provides guidance to companies on reporting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions... Share this article Bookmark this page 9 min read
23 March 2021 Blog CQC finds “worrying variation” in DNACPR decisions during Covid-19 On 18 March 2021 the regulator published Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during Covid-19 following its review of how DNACPR decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
23 March 2021 Blog NICE guidance on safeguarding adults in care homes A key toolkit for commissioners of residential care for adults, care home providers, local authorities and Safeguarding Adult Boards and other health and care staff working with adults in care homes... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 March 2021 Blog Government accepts majority of proposed reforms to charity law… but when might charities see change? The Government’s response to the 43 recommendations made by the Law Commission in its report on Technical Issues in Charity Law published three years ago should save charities not only a considerable amount of time, but also some significant costs... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 March 2021 Blog MF/1 – some of the Purchaser’s obligations The Purchaser's general obligations are set out at clause 11 of MF/1... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Supreme Court rules sleep-in workers not entitled to NMW if asleep The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Mencap case confirms that employers do not have to pay their workers the national minimum wage unless they are awake for the purposes of working... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Supreme Court ruling on sleep-in shifts The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Mencap case confirms that employers do not have to pay their workers the national minimum wage unless they are awake for the purposes of working... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read