My role
As a member of our governance and commercial department, I advise private, public and third-sector organisations on commercial contracts, business opportunities and corporate reorganisations. I frequently provide contract reviews for health and social care providers, reports on regulatory compliance and carry out legal due diligence on large-scale restructures.
My experience
My training at Anthony Collins Solicitors began with providing support and advice to vulnerable individuals and this continues to influence the work I undertake for commercial organisations. I have provided a wide range of advice across our housing, local government, and health and social care sectors and enjoy working alongside clients looking to grow and improve their services.
My specialisms
- Commercial and legal risk analysis (legal due diligence)
- Business reorganisation
- Governance and regulatory compliance
My latest insights
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Sharing information where there are safeguarding concerns
The Department for Education (DfE) has published updated guidance - Information sharing: advice for practitioners providing safeguarding...
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ICO publishes guidance to improve transparency in health and social care
We previously highlighted the ICO's consultation on draft guidance on transparency in the health and social care sector. In response to...
Technology in the public sector: guidance on using AI safely and securely
On 18 January 2024, the Cabinet Office and Central Digital and Data Office jointly published the Generative AI Framework for HM...
Transparency in health and social care - ICO consultation on draft guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced draft guidance on transparency in the health and social care sector. The draft...
Measures to tackle late payment of invoices don't go far enough
The Government has recently announced 'tougher' measures to tackle the issue of late payments to small businesses. The new measures...
Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018: Delivering services to the health sector
The Department of Health and Social Care has published an updated guide for designated operators of essential services for healthcare in...
£130 million fine for excessive price of hydrocortisone tablets
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has recently upheld the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) finding that pharmaceutical...
Regulations of AI and digital technology in health and social care
A new website has been launched to support development and use of AI and data-driven technologies in health and social care. The site is...
Social care leaders say they are caught in a vicious cycle
The Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS) has published its Spring Survey 2023: compiling the results of a survey...
ICO confirms EdTech products and services may be in scope of the Children’s code
The Children’s code (or the age-appropriate design code) contains 15 standards that online service providers need to follow. Websites...
Cybersecurity trends: breaches survey 2023
The Government has published the findings from its Cyber Security Breaches Survey: a survey of UK businesses, charities and education...
Caring for the carers - Protecting care workers against abuse
A recent study involving nearly 500 nurses and social care workers makes for worrying reading - 46% of those surveyed had faced both...
Game, sett and match - FOIA and EIRs
On 4 August, a complainant had written to Natural England and requested the following: 'Please disclose whether access has been permitted...
New FOI resources to support public authorities
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a new blog explaining the work being undertaken to help public bodies improve...
Seven root causes of digital consumer harms
The UK Government has published a report, warning about the harm that can be caused when consumers buy products and services online....
Good governance and artificial intelligence
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). In the...
Consumer choice and digital design
In the digital marketplace, consumers are quicker to act, have shorter attention spans, scan and skim rather than read and are more...
Adult social care technology review
A recent technology review has analysed the value of digital technology in adult social care, the barriers and enablers to accessing and...
Social care - the need for effective dispute resolution
The recently published social care white paper People at the Heart of Care, sets out a supposedly ambitious 10-year vision for how the...
The regulatory and contractual implications of mandatory vaccination.
Matt Wort has previously outlined the employment-related implications of mandatory vaccinations in the care sector. However, the legal...
Housing Technology: The legal hurdles to unlocking the value of big data in housing
Click here to read the latest edition of Housing Technology featuring my article with Rumandeep Dhariwal. © Copyright 2021: The...
My latest articles
No connection on a £216,000 cancellation fee
A social care provider (Be Caring Limited) was facing a...
NHSX draft strategy – the digital revolution in adult social care
Under NHSX, the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS...
Business restrictions – non-compete, non-solicitation and non-use clauses
A party seeking to restrict another's commercial activities...