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At the Oxford Farming Conference on 5th January, Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, announced more money for farmers and landowners through both the Countryside Stewardship and the Sustainable Farming Incentive schemes.  He also confirmed an expanded range of actions under the schemes, which farmers could be paid for, would be published soon.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a consultation on its draft annual plan for 2023 to 2024.  As food & agriculture continues to be of interest to the CMA, the CMA’s draft annual plan will be of particular relevance to businesses in this sector.

Food & Agri update Fri 13 Jan - Defra energy update April 2023 to March 2024 #energybilldiscountscheme ASA rulings on promotions. Northern Ireland Protocol IT sharing agreement. Net Zero independent review and single use plastics upcoming legislation #food #agri #update #energy #promotions #defra #asa #plastics #netcarbon #ecolabelling

The Vice-President of the Court of Protection has published a letter in relation to section 49 reports, following a meeting with NHS Mental Health Directors...

Making medicines available to those in low or middle income countries is an ongoing challenge. What is the contribution of the Medicines Patent Pool to addressing that problem?

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill goes considerably further than its abandoned predecessor, which applied only to the transport sector...

The Building Safety Act introduces leaseholder protections for leaseholders with a qualifying lease (sections 118-120 and Schedule 8).  These protections came into force on 28 June 2022 and were a very late addition to the Building Safety Act.

Regulations lower threshold for publication to Contracts Finder...

Food & Agri Update - Jan 6th. What was the Christmas market like for the food sector? volumes slightly down, prices up and own label comes out on top over branded. Farmgate misery continues for dairy farmers with the potential for milk shortages later this year. A review of farming minister, Mark Spencer's, Oxford Farming Conference speech where public goods over food security were highlighted. ASA rulings looked at - just how far-reaching is the requirement of 'obviousness' for marketing communications? Finally, health and safety - new year resolutions never overlook your employees safety and reviewing policies AND practice as a baking company is fined £858,000.

We discuss key developments and opportunities for the UK higher education sector in Southeast Asia with Alan Adcock from Tilleke & Gibbins...

We have launched a new webpage with links to our key employment-related material from 2022...

Ivor McGettigan, partner at Middle East firm, Al Tamimi & Company, joined us in our third webinar in our Higher Education - International Strategy series.  We discussed the HE market in the Middle East and the scope for UK collaborations...