Fire Safety and Decanting
In the case of R (Esposito v Camden LBC), decided in the High Court on 31 July 2017, the tenant had been evacuated from one of Camden’s tower blocks after […]
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The Golden Share Regulations are in force!
We can confirm that the Regulations have come into force as drafted in September (you can read our ebriefing here) and that there are no substantive changes to their content. Private […]
Funding your divorce
Judges are well aware of this and it has long been possible to apply to the court for interim maintenance against your other half which includes an element of support […]
A Conservative Government – Where next for Inheritance Tax?
Well, the honest answer at this stage is ‘we don’t know!’. Not altogether helpful I appreciate but, unfortunately, it is a true reflection of where we are! The Conservative Manifesto […]
The Budget – what it means for social care providers
The LGA estimate that Councils will need to find a further £330 million to fund social care to ensure providers can pay the Living Wage from an already shrinking budget. […]
Another twist in the tale of sleep-ins and National Minimum Wage (NMW)
Introduction The most common approach to sleep-in shifts across the care sector has been to pay a flat rate for a sleep in shift, rather than pay an hourly rate […]
Important decision on Section 20 consultation for major works
The case was Various Occupational Leaseholders of Foundling Court and O’Donnell Court, Brunswick Centre, London v (1) London Borough of Camden (2) Allied London (Brunswick) Limited [2016] UKUT 366 (LC) […]
Radio 4’s ‘File on Four’
Unfortunately, what the programme did not do is highlight the good care and practice that is delivered by social care providers and their care workers everyday across the country. For […]
Company Secretary Update – June 2017
1. Register of Persons with Significant Control (PSC Register) update UK Companies and LLPs have been required to prepare and maintain a PSC Register since 6 April 2016. The Fourth […]
What do post-Brexit trade deals hold for UK procurement?
The GPA is a free trade agreement promoted by the World Trade Organisation (“WTO”) that regulates “public procurement”. Alongside the EU Treaty, the GPA forms the basis of the UK’s […]
Shared Parental Leave – will more flexibility for families mean complexity for employers?
The draft regulations will apply in relation to children born or adopted on or after 5 April 2015 but the implications can have effect already for expectant parents or adopters. […]
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 come into force later this month
The 2015 Regulations represent some significant changes for purchasers across the public sector, who now have a short window in which to consider the changes that are needed to their […]