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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 Charities

Property considerations in a charity merger

Thursday, 29 February 2024

If your charity is planning a merger and you are currently leasing property from a Landlord, this article will help guide you through the process and inform you of what you can consider in the preparation for a proposed merger.

Property considerations in a charity merger

Articles & Blogs Charities

Is one of your trustees on a UK Government sanctions list?

Thursday, 29 February 2024

The Charity Commission has recently shown a strict approach to charities that have a trustee who is a designated person on the UK Government financial sanctions list.

Is One of Your Trustees on a UK Government Sanctions List?

Articles & Blogs Charities

UK General Election - rules on campaigning for charities

Thursday, 29 February 2024

In anticipation of a UK General Election in 2024, charities need to be aware of the electoral law requirements that affect their activities.

UK General Election - rules on campaigning for charities

Articles & Blogs Employment

Power to grant statutory anonymity in relation to alleged sexual offences only applies where there are criminal allegations

Friday, 23 February 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a claimant in Employment Tribunal proceedings was not entitled to lifelong anonymity in circumstances where a sexual offence is alleged in civil but not criminal proceedings.

Power to grant statutory anonymity in relation to alleged sexual offences only applies where there are criminal allegations

Articles & Blogs Employment

Draft regulations published for minimum service levels in fire and rescue services

Friday, 23 February 2024

The Government has published the outcome of its consultation on minimum service levels (MSLs) for strikes by members of the fire and rescue services and laid draft regulations before Parliament.

Draft regulations published for minimum service levels in fire and rescue services

Articles & Blogs Employment

524 employers named by DBT for failure to pay National Minimum Wage

Friday, 23 February 2024

The Department for Business and Trade has named 524 employers for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage following investigations by HMRC between 2015 and 2023.

524 employers named by DBT for failure to pay National Minimum Wage

Articles & Blogs Healthcare

Changes to the GMC's Good Medical Practice - what's new?

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

The GMC's Good Medical Practice was updated for the first time in over ten years, on 30 January 2024

Changes to the GMC's Good Medical Practice - what's new?

Articles & Blogs Healthcare

Keeping your GP surgery property in order - is your buildings insurance up to date?

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

GPs can encounter challenges as a result of important property documents not being kept in good order. Keeping your property documents consistently well managed will assist you in saving costs and avoiding future problems and potential pitfalls.

Keeping your GP surgery property in order - is your buildings insurance up to date?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Unless orders: failure to send witness statement to respondent meant claim was struck out

Friday, 16 February 2024

A Tribunal should have struck out a claim where the claimant failed to send his witness statement to the respondent despite being under an express obligation to do so.

Unless orders: failure to send witness statement to respondent meant claim was struck out

Articles & Blogs Employment

Fictitious allegation did not give rise to victimisation protection

Friday, 16 February 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a Tribunal was entitled to conclude that a Claimant had not been victimised, even though its reasoning for rejecting the victimisation claim was wrong.

Fictitious allegation did not give rise to victimisation protection

Articles & Blogs Employment

Claimant's unreasonable conduct did not make it impossible to achieve a fair trial

Friday, 16 February 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that the Tribunal was wrong to strike out a claim on the basis that the claimant's conduct made a fair trial impossible.

Claimant's unreasonable conduct did not make it impossible to achieve a fair trial

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

More novel medicines drive faster global growth in next five years - IQVIA report

Thursday, 15 February 2024

Medicines use and global spending is going to be higher than previously thought in the five years to 2028, according to a report from IQVIA.

More novel medicines drive faster global growth in next five years - IQVIA report

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

A good companion for the long journey - companion diagnostics in the UK

Thursday, 15 February 2024

In the consultation concerning the reform of UK medical device regulation and the Government's published response to it, there are suggestions that the conspicuous absence of regulation and guidance on companion diagnostics will be fixed.

A good companion for the long journey - companion diagnostics in the UK

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

NHS extends Carbon Reduction Plan requirements from April 2024

Thursday, 15 February 2024

In October 2023, NHS England published important guidance on carbon reduction plans and net zero commitments in NHS procurements. NHS suppliers need to prepare for increasing attention on emissions reduction. It's not a 'nice to have'.

NHS extends Carbon Reduction Plan requirements from April 2024

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Higher education institutions and financial distress - what are the options now?

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

In response to the pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Government launched the temporary Higher Education Restructuring Regime (HERR) in July 2020 to assist universities in financial distress. HERR has now been permanently withdrawn.

Higher education institutions and financial distress - what are the options now?