22 March 2019 Blog Business rates mitigation: Rossendale v Hurstwood, Wigan v PAG – Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the PAG case and the decision is in favour of the ratepayer... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 March 2019 Blog Architects – both the brief and any design development or changes should be in writing A recent case has highlighted the responsibility of architects to ensure their brief and any design development or changes are in writing... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
21 March 2019 Blog Tempted to snoop on personal data? Don’t ! ICO issue a stark warning. The ICO is warning employees can face a criminal prosecution if they access or share personal data without a valid reason. The warning comes after Birmingham Magistrates’ Court fined two workers in separate cases for breaching data protection laws... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 March 2019 Blog £250,000 fine for meat company after removal of detained meat The importance of compliance and cooperation with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in any investigation and/or enforcement was underlined by the penalty imposed on Asia Poultry & Meat Ltd earlier this month... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 March 2019 Blog Food Standards Agency provides guidance on withdrawing or recalling unsafe food The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published guidance with templates on withdrawal and recall for unsafe food, as well as information on... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 March 2019 Blog Supreme Court clarifies scope of education VAT exemption Bodies who provide degree level education courses in collaboration or partnership with universities yesterday received some welcome VAT news... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
20 March 2019 Blog The uphill task of processing subject access requests. But it doesn’t have to be a headache says the ICO. Do you agree? GPs and health and care providers up and down the country will be all too familiar with subject access requests – the right to access patient data. The principle has been imported from the old Data Protection Act 1998 and strengthened by the new EU General Data Protection Regulations which came into force in May 2018... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 March 2019 Blog Health tech: a new organisation and two new codes of practice The creation of NHSX, the new joint organisation for digital, data and technology is to launch in April with it being fully operational in October 2019... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 March 2019 Blog Children’s best interests must prevail The sad case of a 13-month-old child with end stage renal failure is illustrative of the very delicate balance between treatment which carries risks and following a palliative care plan... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 March 2019 Blog Are treatment claims plausible, and a Brexit twist Last year’s Supreme Court’s analysis of second medical use claims gave rise to some confusion, not least because of the differences of opinion expressed by the five judges. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
14 March 2019 Blog Fundraising Regulator news: changes to levy calculation and FPS New calculation method announced for fundraising levy... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 March 2019 Blog Government defines non-regression commitment for workers’ rights The Government has promised on a number of occasions to “not only protect but to enhance workers’ rights” after Brexit. Last week, it published some draft clauses which set out exactly what rights it is talking about and what degree of protection it aims to give... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read