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The EU’s long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) finally achieved approval from the European Council on 15 March and will now be put to the European Parliament for final approval.

Key insights for primary care providers on the NHS Provider Selection Regime...

Court of Protection decision highlights the legal intricacies surrounding best interests decisions in respect of pregnancy termination where someone lacks mental capacity...

With the Care Quality Commission's new inspection regime in full flow, we explore the expected effect on in person inspections...

CQC’s Right support, right care, right culture guidance means that some locations are no longer suitable to be used to provide residential care services for people with autism or a learning disability...

Budget, alcohol duties & minimum pricing. CMA starts market study into infant formula, FSA campaign on vegan labelling. Mechanically Separated Meat - consultation on new guidance. Ethylene Oxide limit to be aligned to Europe but will it result in more recalls? Farmer protests and measures to assist that were put forward in the NFU conference: food waste, food security and dairy contract adjudicators! Scotland proposes Draconian measures on HFSS foods. ASA - 2 major adjudications on (i) HFSS promotions and under 16s and (ii) use of terms rustic, traditional, authentic etc. Finally enforcement; focus on meat sector, sustainability and never obstruct an officer.

Voluntary claims such as 'traditional' 'authentic' and 'rustic' were examined by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ruling highlighted the importance of context and specifying what part of the product or process the claim may relate to.  The ASA maintained their position that a consumer would have broad understanding of industrial mass production. Also, the importance for producers to have substantiated all the claims they use.

The Spring Budget 2024 included the Chancellor’s big announcement on the public services productivity review backed by £3.4bn of funding...

Recent research suggests that children are only able to participate in the family court system around half of the time, meaning that even though the court makes crucial decisions about a child’s life, children are not being given an adequate opportunity to voice their opinions. In this blog, we explore the findings in this report and what out of court options children's voices can be heard.

Key employment law changes taking effect in April...

The Office for Students' consultation on the freedom of speech complaints scheme closed at the weekend and the linked consultation on regulating relevant students' unions will close shortly...

Incorporating nature and biodiversity into farming is becoming increasingly important as both an environmental and financial consideration. Kaitlyn Robinson, a trainee solicitor in our Agriculture team, provides a summary of nature-friendly farming and business.