Blog archive

After giving mixed messages last month about a planned review of workers’ rights, the new Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has now conceded that the review “is no longer happening” in his department...

A number of inequalities around access to mental health services have been identified showing that black people are over four times more likely to be detained than white British people and over ten times more likely to be subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO) under the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act)...

Some questions about charity trustees come up time and time again...

Last year was not what anyone was expecting, and it is hard to know what 2021 might bring...

Following my blog on the NEC Facilities Management (FM) contract earlier this week, this blog deals with Z clauses for the FM contract...

The NEC has added a facilities management contract to its stable...

A series of proposals to local planning policies have been announced by the Housing Secretary, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP following a report by the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission...

Further to my blog post back in September, the Supreme Court has handed down judgment relating to certain business insurance policies...

The recent White Paper on Reforming the Mental Health Act (MHA) makes a number of proposals, which will expand the powers of the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT)....

1. Trade & Cooperation Agreement Update The paperwork struggles continue to be widely reported by UK media...

Following the decision in the Devon Partnership case concerning the lawfulness of virtual personal assessments required under the MHA, NHS England and DHSC guidance has now been amended to remove reference to examinations being undertaken virtually...

The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Mr Justice Hayden has handed down judgment in what is being described as the first reported decision on the issue of the Covid-19 vaccine, capacity and best interests...