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Service charge disputes: what do GPs need to know?
20 Feb 2026GP practices across England continue to report receiving significant service charge bills from NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and Community Health Partnership (CHP), which they believe to be unreasonably high or unclear.
This article reviews considerations for GP practices and steps practices should take where service charges are being challenged.
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FCA motor finance redress scheme leads to substantial decrease in FOS complaints
20 Feb 2026The most recent Financial Ombudsman Service ("FOS") complaints data reveals the FOS has seen its lowest case volume in two years.
47,300 new complaints were received by the FOS between October and December 2025, compared to 68,400 complaints received across the same period in 2024.
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Important changes to Employment Tribunal and EAT rules
18 Feb 2026Amendments to tribunal procedure come into force on 2 March 2026, introducing summary reasons, tighter pleading requirements and clarification of appeal time limits.
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Agency workers: consultation on modernising the regulatory framework
18 Feb 2026The government is consulting on significant reform of the rules governing agency work and umbrella companies, with implications for businesses across multiple sectors.
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National minimum wage: draft 2026 increases published
18 Feb 2026Draft regulations increasing the national minimum wage rates from 1 April 2026 have been laid before Parliament, alongside the Low Pay Commission’s annual report explaining its recommendations.
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EAT confirms dismissal unfair where key element of employer’s reason was not reasonably held
18 Feb 2026The EAT has reiterated that fairness must be assessed by reference to the employer’s actual reason for dismissal. Where a key element of that reason is not based on reasonable grounds, the dismissal will be unfair.
