27 November 2018 Blog Homelessness and the duty to refer – guidance for NHS staff New guidance for NHS trusts and foundation trusts has been published by the Department of Health and Social Care on the duty to refer service users who may be homeless or threatened with homelessness to a local housing authority... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 November 2018 Blog Do Liquidated Damages accrue post-termination? Do liquidated damages continue to accrue after a construction contract has been terminated?.. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 November 2018 Blog Court of Appeal overturns development contract following breach of procurement rules A recent Court of Appeal decision has potential implications for contracting authorities when deciding whether a development agreement is subject to procurement rules. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 November 2018 Blog Liquidated damages – notice requirements under JCT One of the points that arose in the case of Grove Developments Limited v S& T (UK) Limited which has been rather overshadowed, is a consideration of the notice requirements under JCT before Liquidated Damages can be levied... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 November 2018 Blog MF/1 on Liquidated Damages MF/1 is an odd contract, especially concerning liquidated damages (“LDs”). In contrast to most other construction industry-standard forms, LDs are expressed as a percentage of the contract value rather than a fixed amount per day or per week... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 November 2018 Blog Warner-Lambert v Generics Part 2: infringement The Supreme Court did not have to deal with the question of infringement because they had ruled the patent invalid. But the trial judge and Court of Appeal had expressed fundamentally different views on infringement. The trial judge found the test was... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
21 November 2018 Blog Supreme Court eases patent pain for the NHS, but leaves confused answers for drug companies: Warner-Lambert v Generics Part 1 Supreme Court decisions on patent law are unusual and very significant. We will provide a fuller analysis of the implications of this ruling, but for now, here is an overview... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
21 November 2018 Blog Patent analysis in the Supreme Court - Warner-Lambert v Generics Last week the Supreme Court gave its decision in a long-running pharmaceutical patent dispute between Warner-Lambert and Generics... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 November 2018 Blog Unmasking contract dispute resolution: Ten tips for commissioners and providers to avoid conflict NHS England and NHS Improvement share a set of helpful hints and practical guidance for dispute avoidance. The interrelationships between providers and commissioners and the contracts binding them have tensions built in. Disputes are not rare... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
14 November 2018 Blog Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill receives Royal Assent On 1 November 2018, the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) 2017-19 Bill received Royal Assent to become the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018. The Act in broad terms aims to increase the accountability of mental health units (in both the public and private sector) using force on patients... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 November 2018 Blog Defra consultation on post-Brexit food labelling requirements & food enforcement funding queries DEFRA has launched a consultation on address requirements in food labelling in the event of a no deal Brexit... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 November 2018 Blog What does the Agriculture Bill really say about the future? As the Agriculture Bill makes its way through the Parliamentary process, the long term consequences of the proposed legislation remain unclear and there is considerable detail that is missing... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read