Insights
Research and development subsidies - report into the £129 million grant funding to BioNTech for the life sciences sector
02 Dec 2024This blog examines the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) report into a proposed subsidy by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to BioNTech UK Limited (BioNTech).
Employment Rights Bill: what are the implications for higher education institutions?
02 Dec 2024The Employment Rights Bill proposes significant reforms to employment law, including new day-one rights for workers, limiting the use of zero hours contracts and making it more difficult to refuse flexible working requests.
Fighting fire with fire: what should higher education institutions consider when using AI tools to spot whether students are using AI to write their dissertations?
02 Dec 2024In the 2023/24 academic year, the number of cases of students at UK universities illicitly using AI tools, such as Chat GPT and other large language models to write their dissertations or otherwise help them pass their assessments increased exponentially.
The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2024: key changes
02 Dec 2024The Department for Education has published the 2024 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, which will come into force on 8 November 2024. The key updates focus on performance-related PPA time, and the 2024 pay award.
Welsh Practice Management Conference 2024 - A Review
29 Nov 2024On 6 November we welcomed Practice Managers and GPs from across Wales to our 2024 Welsh Practice Management Conference at two venues, in Cardiff and North Wales. Here's what we found.
Powers of Attorney and obtaining retired partners' signatures to property documentation
29 Nov 2024When a partner leaves a partnership there can be difficulties in obtaining their signature to property documentation where the relationship with the retired partner has deteriorated or contact has been lost. We outline a potential solution.
