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Browse our law brief articles and blogs, aimed at addressing the practical implications of the latest legal developments affecting you and your organisation.

Articles & Blogs Real Estate

Is Your Property at Risk From Flooding?

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

With around one in six homes in the UK at risk of flooding, the chances of buying a flood-prone property might be higher than you think.

Is Your Property at Risk From Flooding?
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Articles & Blogs Procurement

How to Evaluate Social Value in Public Procurement

Monday, 20 May 2019

The concept of social value in public procurement is well known. However, despite its introduction in 2012, there is relatively little practical guidance on how to apply social value in procurement procedures.

How to Evaluate Social Value in Public Procurement
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Articles & Blogs Data Protection Information Law Public Sector

How Data Protection Can Be Used as Part of a Wider Complaint or Dispute

Monday, 20 May 2019

Individuals will often use data protection as a 'weapon' to assist them in relation to a wider dispute or grievance.

How Data Protection Can Be Used as Part of a Wider Complaint or Dispute
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Articles & Blogs Public Sector

Public Sector Gender Pay Gap in the Second Year Reveals Insignificant Change

Monday, 20 May 2019

Recent publications indicate that there is a growing pay gap within the public sector.

Public Sector Gender Pay Gap in the Second Year Reveals Insignificant Change
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Articles & Blogs Procurement

Exclusion of Bids Due to Conflict of Interest

Monday, 20 May 2019

In a recent decision in Sopra Steria Group SA v European Parliament [1] , the General Court of the European Courts of Justice considered conflicts of interest at bidder level.

Exclusion of Bids Due to Conflict of Interest
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Did Disability Have a "Material Influence" on Decision to Dismiss?

Friday, 17 May 2019

A recent case, Baldeh v Churches Housing Associate of Dudley and District Ltd highlights the risks that an employer needs to consider when dismissing someone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act 2010.

Did Disability Have a
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Articles & Blogs Employment

Response to Government Consultation Backs More Robust Redundancy Protection for Women and Parents

Friday, 17 May 2019

On 15 February we reported on the Government's consultation paper to collect opinions on plans to extend the protections from redundancy and discrimination for women on maternity leave and other expectant parents.

Response to Government Consultation Backs More Robust Redundancy Protection for Women and Parents
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Articles & Blogs Charities

Is It Permanent Endowment? If So, What Next?

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Charities of all shapes and sizes encounter gifts where donors place certain restrictions on how they can be used. What can charities do with such gifts?

Is It Permanent Endowment? If So, What Next?
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Articles & Blogs Charities

59 Charities Referred to the Information Commissioner's Office

Thursday, 16 May 2019

The Fundraising Regulator has referred 59 charities to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Fifty-nine Charities Referred to the Information Commissioner's Office
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Articles & Blogs Charities

New Guidance: Charities and Their Relationships With Non-Charitable Organisations

Thursday, 16 May 2019

On 29 March 2019, the Charity Commission published new guidance on how charity trustees should manage and review relationships between their charity and connected non-charities.

New Guidance: Charities and Their Relationships With Non-Charitable Organisations
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Articles & Blogs Charities

Five Strategic Priorities for the Charity Commission to Help Charities "Thrive and Inspire Trust"

Thursday, 16 May 2019

On 5 March 2019, the Chair of the Charity Commission, Baroness Stowell, spoke at the Commission's Annual Public Meeting.

Five Strategic Priorities for the Charity Commission to Help Charities
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Articles & Blogs Charities

What Can Charities Learn From the Failed Garden Bridge Project?

Thursday, 16 May 2019

The Garden Bridge project was an ambitious proposal to build an iconic pedestrian 'garden bridge' in London across the Thames.

What Can Charities Learn From the Failed Garden Bridge Project?
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Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Rise in Fake Medicines "a Public Health Emergency"

Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Hundreds of thousands of people in the world, including an estimated 250,000 children, die each year due to fake medicines, a group of doctors have claimed.

250,000 Children Die Every Year Due to Fake Medicines
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Articles & Blogs Healthcare

How Best to Structure Primary Care Networks

Tuesday, 14 May 2019

A key concern about the introduction of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) is that there could be a VAT charge arising on the supply of network staff, ie social prescriber, clinical pharmacist, etc. from whoever employs them, to others in the network.

How Best to Structure Primary Care Networks
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Articles & Blogs Healthcare

Data Sharing in Primary Care Networks - What You Need to Know

Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Primary Care Networks represent the next step in the government's plans to drive primary care at scale and develop the foundation for integrated care systems.

Data Sharing in Primary Care Networks - What You Need to Know
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