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Price caps, extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes all examined. African Swine Flu and new technology and welfare grants from EFSA and DEFRA. Plus the ASA upheld complaints on health claims in food supplements and alcohol marketing re representation of under 25 year old and irresponsible advertising. Finally an open letter from the CMA to the food sector.

New report highlights potentially ‘unsafe’ paediatric ward environment for children with complex mental health needs...

There are many laws that are different between England and Wales and Scotland. In this blog, we’ll take a look at cohabitation rights in these two legal jurisdictions.

On 11 May 2023 the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill received Royal Assent after two years of debate in Parliament...

This blog will look at one of the key duties of the accountable person – the  requirement to register higher-risk buildings  with the building safety regulator, which Lauren Michaelides and Alison Garrett have posted on previously.

In this post, Trainee Solicitor Anthony Cule asked Head of Fertility Law, Colin Rogerson, about the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys Annual Conference in California and what we can learn from it about the future of adoption and assisted reproductive technology.

Wine & welfare edition - Defra publishes consultation to overhaul the wine sector. Single use plastic legislation guidance published. Dairy & meat defined names and use for plant based alternatives. Kept Animals Bill scrapped. Frankenchicken case rejected by High Court. Co-op opts to lower max stocking density for chickens rather than change type of birds due to cost implications showing there is a range of measures available re welfare. FSA launches 'Here to help hub'. ASA rules on lifestyle supplement and health claims and £1.9mn fine for health & safety fatal accident in transport yard.

Defra consultation on wide ranging measures to revise and consolidate legislation for the wine sector

Further to my last blog on the OfS's consultation on a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct, Sian Jackson and I discuss the OfS's recent proposals in our Talking HEds vlog. 

Big changes to permanent endowment, land transactions and charity names brought in by the Charities Act 2022 are coming into force next month.

NHS England’s latest letter on Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decisions for people with a learning disability and or autism is a reminder to those caring for the vulnerable elderly and or people with a learning disability and or autism of the need to ensure that care planning...

Most of you will be aware that the sale or transfer of an asset can trigger the payment of capital gains tax (CGT). What is often overlooked, is that the sale or transfer of assets upon divorce, even if transferred to one another, can trigger a CGT liability.